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bottle, water

human history
  • Other Name

    Royal Navy issue water bottle (full name)

    A.B. Edwin Grey Clements, RN, 1850s (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Navy issue water bottle that belonged to EG Clement.

    Edwin G Clements of the Royal Navy served 10-1/2 years and held the South Africa Medal (1853), the Baltic Medal (1854) and the China Medal (1857)

    in shape of barrel; wood with metal hoops in shape of a barrel; curved piece of wood on top with holes for threading cord

    marked: "E.G. CLEMENTS"

    measurements: 80 x 90 x 70mm (small diam: 70mm)

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Date
    1917
  • Other Id

    W3217 (war)

    13055 (ethnology)

  • Department
water bottle

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