Spigot
Collection object
1987.0052
L. 6.0; Tube at back 2.7; Mouthpiece 2.1; Central section, W. 0.9, H. 1.0; D. back tube 1.1 - 1.0; T. wall 0.1; Mouthpiece, H. back 1.1, centre 1.0, snout 1.0, W. 0.9; T. mouth wall 0.15; Stopper, H. 2.4, D. top 1.4; Bottom 1.1; H. cock 1.9, W. 2.9, T. 0.4; Wt. 55.1g
Spigot, bronze, Dutch / German, C15th - C16th, from a barrel. Zoomorphic mouthpiece, with the snout in the form of a raised V-shape, a groove to each side. The opening is a circular mouth, outlined by a V-sectioned groove. The eyes, in front of the top section, are formed by grooves to each side of a ridge. The face, between the eyes and the snout, is concave with a midrib. The sides and underneath the head are flat, the sides faceted to the underside. The top section consists of a vertical, slightly tapering cylinder, with three facets on each side, containing a tapering cylindrical stop, the handle of which is in the form of a cock. The cock is flat, with faceted edges, the eyes a deep groove around a hollow, and with a crest on the head. Behind the top section is a slightly faceted and tapering tube.
John Power (collected by)