Drawings Stone axhammer from Carlisle, Cumbria
Object number
LDSAL2020.38.47
Artist/Designer/Maker
Basire, James - Artist
Production date
1773
Material
paper
Wash
Brush
Wash
Brush
Technique
Drawing
Dimensions
Height: 70mm
Width: 162mm
Height (of Mount): 107mm
Width (of Mount): 217mm
Width: 162mm
Height (of Mount): 107mm
Width (of Mount): 217mm
Associated place
Carlisle
Cumbria
Cumberland
England
United Kingdom
Europe
Cumbria
Cumberland
England
United Kingdom
Europe
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Stone hammer
Archæologia Vol. II. p.124.
Archæologia Vol. II. p.124.
Inscription content
Length 8 in.
Breadth 3 '.
Height 2½ in.
Weight 3 lb. 10 oz.
Breadth 3 '.
Height 2½ in.
Weight 3 lb. 10 oz.
References
Reference (free text)
Charles Lyttelton, 'Observations on Stone Hatchets', Archaeologia 2 (1773): 118-23.
Reference (free text)
Mr Pegge, 'Observations on Stone Hammers', Archaeologia 2 (1773): 124-8.
Illustration (Engraving), fig. 1, pl. VIII, opp. p. 125.
