Replica Tudor ceramic water sprinkler

iBase ID

3192

Title

Replica Tudor ceramic water sprinkler

Short Title

Replica Tudor ceramic water sprinkler

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Museum of St Albans artefacts

Description

Replica Tudor ceramic water sprinkler from the St Albans Museums teaching collection. For watering seedlings, laying the dust when sweeping or cleaning rush matting etc.There is a hole in the knob at the top. The pot is immersed in water and the hole covered with your thumb as you lift it out. This creates a vacuum, preventing the water from coming out until you open the hole.

Description (In House)

Replica from education handling collection

Type of Original

digital photograph

Original Photographer or Artist

St Albans Museums photographer

Period of Original

Tudor (1485 - 1603)

Neg No.

PX4052

High Resolution File Name

PX4052

High Resolution CD No

CD 426

Scanned From

4)digital camera

Neg Format

Digital Camera

Museum Photographer

Kate Warren

Original Location

1) Photo Studio

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

[not applicable].

Available For

Council publicity
Museum publicity
Un-restricted use

Original File Details

Uploaded By

tasks-admin

Uploaded On

2016-02-29 17:02:59

File Name

7237_3.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

70.00 KB

Height (pixels)

1021 px

Width (pixels)

1536 px

Views

Subjects

Education Resources > Key stage 2 - Tudors

Materials > Ceramic

Object Names > Photograph