holder
- Museum number
- OA.10943
- Description
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Iron holder, of oblong shape, hollow interior with grid attern on one face, with rounded end to which is bolted a pointed hook. Another bolt at the open end, the sides pierced to take a riveted fitting; the fitting survives on one side but not on the other. The upper surface incised A 1678.
- Production date
- 17thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 22.30 centimetres (including hook)
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Width: 11.50 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- According to the Wellcome collection slip, this pbejct was 'Acquired by Mr. Malcolm Sept 1926 from Mr F. Morse Rummell, near Bergen, Norway' for 10/-.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1954 (?)
- Acquisition notes
- Possibly part of 1954 transfer of items from the Wellcome Collection.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- OA.10943
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 48405 (Wellcome Collection original printed label)