Beehive
- Object Name:
- Beehive
- Object ID:
- 1960.004.03
- Creator:
- Wilson, George W. (1817-1905)
- Place of Origin:
- Corinth, VT
- Date:
- 1840-1900
- Description:
- Bee skep. Coiled basketry. Coils consist of reed bundles. Paper label inside, handwritten in ink: "THIS BEE SKEP WAS / MADE BY GEORGE W / WILSON CORINTH VERMONT. / HE WAS BORN DECEMBER / 25 1817 W.J. SLEEPER WAS / HIS OLDEST GRANDSON. / HE WAS BORN 1869 10-31 / THIS WAS WROTE MAY / 17 1959 BY W.J.S".
- Material:
- Grass
- Dimensions:
- H-3.5 Dia-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by George W. Wilson (1817-1905), Corinth, VT, grandfather of donor. Donor said this skep was placed with the small hole on top, and the very small opening on one side is where the bees entered. The bees had to be killed in order to get the honey out.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William J. Sleeper
- Subjects:
- Beekeeping, Beehives, Bees
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