Drencher (124)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Drencher

Drencher

Name/Title

Drencher (124)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1054

Description

A hollowed out cows horn with a wooden handle sealing one end and a leather thong attached to both ends.

Context

According to an entry at the Museum of Reading "Two people were needed, one to steady the animal’s head, and the other to hold the medicine. The head was raised and the lip of the horn forced into the side of the mouth, but not so far as to produce a cough. The small end of the horn was lifted up and the contents poured down".

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Animal Husbandry

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

124

Dimensions

Length

430 mm

Circumference

215 mm

Weight

214 g

Dimension Notes

Length of the shorter side of the horn is 330 mm; circumference of the narrow end of the horn is 110 mm

Material

Horn, Leather, Wood

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Web Links and URLs

The University of REading, Archive and Museum Database