Keg
- Object Name:
- Keg
- Object ID:
- 1960.004.02
- Date:
- 1802
- Description:
- Keg. Wood, staved. Medium brown, coarse-grain hardwood. Eleven staves. Raised rectangular area in one stave where there is a bung hole and stopper. Barrel hoops are an interlocking design of a light-colored fine grain wood. Carved symbol in one end stylized "M" and next to it is a "S" on its side. Shallow mark "M". Writing on same end in black ink: "MANASAH / SLEEPER Washington". "DC is under the "ton" "Bor...23..." Made by Manasah Sleeper, 1802. Stopper: turned, tapered-wood. Straight taper from one end to the other. Smallest diameter is 0.8" Small band or compression area where it fits tightly into the keg.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- L-8.4 Dia-5.7 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William J. Sleeper
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.