Object number
69/83
Description
This is a quernstone, which is a stone tool used to mill grain. This example has a diameter of 40cm with one 4cm hole at the centre and a 2cm to one side, in which a handle would be fixed to turn the stone. The stone came from Pensel Wood in Somerset.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Quern stone // processing grain // Mrs M. Harfield, Castle Cary, Somerset // Stone. Diameter: 40cm. from Pensel Wood Somerset. Used for grinding grain.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4064.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4065.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10113.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11993.tif - High resolution image
