Artwork : ArchiveNo00133

Besom 1758

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	HMS Victory
Contributor Image	Peter_Goodwin_pic.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	05.06.08 2.50pm
Artefact Name	Besom
Artefact Description	Willow sticks and wooden handle. It could be Hazel. The brush is 60cm, the handle is 70cm and the diameter is 9cm.
Artefact Date	1758
Artefact Stored	Foremast Sail room
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	besom_1.jpg
Sample Taken	Twigs from besom
Sample Image
History of Artefact	This is the original Breaning Besom recovered from the wreck-site (in the 1980’s) of HMS Invincible which sank off Portsmouth in 1758. HMS Victory had the same kind of Besom brushes – approximately two hundred. They were used to burn off barnacles from the bottom of the ship – this process would be repeated every six months. The Besom would be dipped in tar, set alight and then used to burn the bottom of the ship. They were also used to clean the ship.
Historian	Peter Goodwin
Previous Owners	HMS Invincible
Special Memories	They were brought to the ship in the 1990’s to enhance interpretation.
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