Beehive

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

beehive

Name/Title

Beehive

Entry/Object ID

1994.8a-c

Description

Red-painted wooden beehive. The hive consists of a lower box and 2 upper drawers, each drilled with several access holes.

Context

Patented by John M. Weeks and called the Vermont Beehive

Acquisition

Accession

1994.8

Source or Donor

Tompkins, Enoch H.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Weeks, John M. (1788-1858)

Date made

1836

Place

Town

Salisbury

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Beehive

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Apiary

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Agricultural Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (a)

Height

21-1/2 in

Width

17-1/4 in

Depth

15-3/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall (b)

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

6 in

Depth

6 in

Dimension Description

Overall (c)

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Depth

6-3/4 in

Material

Wood