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Keg

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-21680

Description

Wooden keg; barrel shaped with rusted metal hoops around top rim and bottom edge and with two thin metal rings around waist and neck to hold wooden panels together.

Details

Descriptive Terms

kegs
wood (plant material)
KEG

Inscription

Stenciled on bottom: ""HS SHERMAN/ WISCASSET MAINE/ MC""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Sherman, H. S. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

17 (H), 10 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3261

Places

Maine (United States)

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