Spigot: EOA:2022.86.1

Spigot or tap from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny. ID:EOA:2022.86.1 Collection: Earl of Abergavenny Classification: Crew/passengers Measurements: Length: 130mm Height: 50mm Date made: as yet unknown Display: not on display Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown Credit: Portland Museum Trust Spigots, or taps, were commonly fitted to casks and barrels. Five hundred gallons of spirits and thirty nine tons of ale, beer, wine and liquors were generally provisioned for the Captain's table on a 1,200+ ton ship although this was reduced in the years after the Abergavenny's loss to a single 84 gallon puncheon of rum. For more information on life on board an East Indiaman: https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2021/06/sobriety-and-decorum-passengers-on-east-india-company-ships.html For more information about the Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click [here](https://portlandmuseum.co.uk/earl-of-abergavenny/)