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1980.30.1

Cylindrical wooden mug with carved handle, made from a single piece of wood. [RM [OPS move] 25/8/2016]

1980.30.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cylindrical wooden mug with carved handle, made from a single piece of wood. [RM [OPS move] 25/8/2016]
Long description
Cylindrical wooden mug with carved handle. Made from a single piece of wood. The bottom half of the vessel has woodworm holes. [MJD (Verve) 16/2/2016]
Cultural groups
Irish
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1838
Date collected
By 1881
Acquisition information
Acquired: 1969 Acquired: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Turned, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 105 mm, Height: max 155 mm, Width: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.30.1 Other numbers: 1886.5831
Research and responses

Please note that these items are discussed in the Rolleston correspondence, Rolleston papers, Ashmolean Museum, in a series of letters from the Earl of Antrim in which he makes clear that he is going the locally acquired objects to Rolleston as a mark of their friendship when Antrim was at Christ Church College around 1871. These items were donated to the OUMNH, then transferred to the Ashmolean in 1886 as part of the reorganization of museums collections, then finally sent by the Ashmolean to us in 1969. Presumably other items from this large donation were retained by the Ashmolean Museum [AP 24/09/2012]

The above information was taken from the Ashmolean Accession Register when I was looking at the Donor Index cards held by the Department of Antiquities. Please note that it is impossible from the description and measurements to determine which object is referred to in the PRM records, as the different records seem to be recorded as having the same Ashmolean accession number, and others seem to have not been assigned a PRM accession number at all. When the objects are retrieved, hopefully it will be obvious from the descriptions above which record should go with which object. The records that relate to the objects listed above are: 1969.34.555, 1969.34.556, 1969.34.557, 1980.30.1, 1980.30.2, 1980.30.3 [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Additional information about Lord Antrim added from Donor Index card located in the Department of Antiquities at the Ashmolean Museum. [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Food Accessory

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