Chisel
1761 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Mortise chisel, steel with boxwood handles cut wth bands of ornament, England, dated 1761
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel with boxwood handles cut wth bands of ornament and date |
| Brief description | Mortise chisel, steel with boxwood handles cut wth bands of ornament, England, dated 1761 |
| Physical description | Mortise chisel, steel with boxwood handles cut wth bands of ornament, England, dated 1761 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1761 |
| Object history | Bought for 12s. 6d. from Charles W. Brown 'C.W and J.H. Brown, Antique Furniture and China Dealers', 21 Oxford Street, London, from whom the Museum bought various small items of metalwork, woodworking tools and woodwork 1891-1907, according to the nominal file. (Brown is not listed in Mark Westgarth, A Biographical Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Antique & Curiosity Dealers (Regional Furniture vol. XXIII, 2009)).Nominal File MA/1/B291. Loaned to Science Museum. Returned 2006. See papers 70/2741 |
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| Accession number | 1170-1893 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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