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Nom de l'objet : Holder
Titre : Holder
Type de l'objet : Cutlery
Catégorie de l'objet : Tools & Equipment
Sous-catégorie de l'objet : Food Service
Matériaux : Wood
Numéro de catalogue : C-5017
Numéro d'accession : 62-242
Secteur géo-culturel : Other Europe
Description : 16 H X 11.5 D, CM.. CONDITION, FAIRLY GOOD. SOME CRACKS & GOUGES IN BASE. ARTICFACT IS USED FOR HOLDING CUTLERY & IS MADE FROM A SINGLE BLOCK OF VARNISHED WOOD SHAPED AS A HOLLOW BARREL SUPPORTED ON A SHORT, THICK STEM RISING FROM A 3-TIERED BASE. THE TIERS & STEM HAVE SHORT, STRAIGHT SIDES. THE STEM SUPPORTS A CIRCLE OF WOOD, THE SAME SIZE AS THE SMALLES TIER FROM WHICH IT RISES, & THIS EXPANDS INTO THE BARREL SHAPE OF THE BODY. EACH TIER & THE RING BENEATH THE BARREL, HAS A SINGLE GROOVE AROUND THE RIM. THE STEM HAS 2 GROOVES AROUND IT. THE BARREL HAS 4 PAIRS OF PARALLEL GROOVES ENCIRCLING THE OUTER SURFACE, SPACED EQUIDISTANT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THERE IS A LARGE, DARK KNOT IN THE RIM OF THE SECOND TIER OF THE BASE. THE BOTTOM TIER HAS SEVERAL CRACKS IN IN THE RIM & A LARGE GOUGE, BUT THIS WAS DONE BEFORE THE ARTICLE WAS VARNISHED, AS VARNISH COVERS THE GOUGED AREA. THE BOTTOM SURFACE OF THE BASE HAS BEEN CONCAVELY SHAPED, LEAVING A 4.5 CM., ROUGHLY CIRCULAR PORTION IN THE CENTRE. THERE IS DRIED SAP COVERING THE ENTIRE BOTTOM SURFACE.
Hauteur : 16
Unité de mesure linéaire : cm
Nombre d'objets : ?
Nombre de parties composantes : ?
Département : Cultural History
Établissement : Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  Facebook-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  Twitter-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum  YouTube-Glenbow-Alberta Institute, Glenbow Museum
Ville de l'établissement : Calgary
Province de l'établissement : Alberta

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