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Drawings Stone axhammer from Staffordshire

Object number

LDSAL2020.38.56

Production date

19th century

Material

paper
pencil
pen
ink

Technique

Drawing

Dimensions

Height: 230mm
Width: 374mm

Associated place

Draycott Cross
Draycott in the Clay
Draycott in the Moors
Staffordshire
England
United Kingdom
Europe

Inscriptions

Inscription content

This Hatchet of Stone was found in Some boggy ground about 10 feet under the Surface, on an Estate in the Manor of Draycot [sic] in the Co. of Stafford. The wooden handle, to which it was originally attached, had nearly mouldered, but the impression in the soil was distinguishable - Now in the possession of Thos Wilson Esq of Wooton park Stafford[shire].

Inscription content

Stone hatchet found in the manor of Draycot [sic], County of Stafford. (vide Note at the back of the Sketch)

Inscription content

Staffordshire