Carved "ale hen" signed by Martin Lien Moen, possibly Jackson County, Wisconsin, 1870.

Collected in Jackson County, Wisconsin, this form is a traditional Norwegian drinking vessel known as an "ale hen." At celebratory events, these unique drinking bowls were floated on a larger vessel of ale.

This object is the property of a private collection. The image is part of the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database, a digital archive of Wisconsin objects. For more information, see content.wisconsinhistory.org/u?/wda,2377