Rum Keg ca. 1776

Description

Title: Oak rundlet (rum keg) Country: United States Date: ca. 1776 Century: 18th century Type: Rum keg Dimensions (cm): 15 x 16.8 x 11.6 cm Material: Oak Description: One pegged oak cask with eight staves secured by four wood straps around oval ends with flattened bottoms. There are three strapping tongues aligned and the fourth is on the other side. There is a raised octagonal bunghole carved from the uppermost stave. The rundlet lacks a strap and cork. Finely chiseled into one end is "IC". Subject(s): American Revolution, 1775-1783; Artifacts; Rundlets; Food & Drink; Keg; Alcohol; North America Repository: From the Collection of the Massachusetts Historical Society Repository Item Record: Military 01.005 East Stacks, http://balthazaar.masshist.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=157022 Rights: Public Domain