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Beer cask, made of staves and hoops, with tap
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Beer cask, made of staves and hoops, with tap

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1799 · rattan; bark (plant material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Beer barrel, made of loose staves of the bark or sapwood of an unknown wood species, bound by nine or eight hoops of rattan. At the top a hole with a stopper, at the front of the barrel a tap hole, in which a loose tap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBiervat, vervaardigd uit duigen en hoepels, met tapkraan. c. 1700 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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