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Drawings Medieval martel from Wolvesey Castle, Winchester

Object number

LDSAL2020.2.58

Artist/Designer/Maker

Baigent, Francis Joseph - Artist

Production date

1880

Material

Paper
Pen
Ink

Technique

Drawing

Dimensions

Height: 196mm
Width: 124mm
Height (of Mount): 250mm
Width (of Mount): 172mm

Inscriptions

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F.J.B.

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Sketched April 5, 1880

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1/3 of size of the original.

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Martel de fer - found at Wolvesey Castle, Winchester, in 1880

Soc. Ant. Proc.
NS. VIII, 369

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Presented by F. J. Baigent, Esq. May 27th, 1880.

References

Reference (free text)

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London 2nd series 8 (1879-1881): 369-72. Illustration (Engraving), p. 369. F. J. Baigent presented sketches of the weapon, including this sheet, to the Society of Antiquaries. Comment by C Knight Watson points out differences between this weapon and the representations of similar ones on brasses, tombs etc.