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  • Object number
    69/89
  • Description
    This is a quernstone, which is a stone tool used to mill grain. This example is made of sandstone, has a 8cm diameter and is hollowed.
    This is a quernstone, which is a stone tool used to mill grain. This example is made of sandstone, has a 8cm diameter and is hollowed.
  • Archival history
    MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Quernstone// processing grain // Mrs M. Harfield, Castle Cary, Somerset // Stone Sandstone. Hollowed. From Penselwood, Somerset. [pencil drawing]’
  • Object name
    Quernstone
  • Associated subject
    PROCESSING : milling
    Grain
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10116.tif - High resolution image
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_10124.tif - High resolution image
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