Bronze nail

Description

A bronze Masonic nail. It is square sectioned with a mushroom-headed top. It is inscribed on the side and reads: In bide bibe at cayde, and: Kabeneacceras. Neo-Gothic.

Object data

Accession number

MG 038

Date made

19th century AD (possibly)

Materials

Metal; Copper Alloy; Bronze

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a masonic nail. Includes photocopy of information card (date unspecified); document comprising photocopy of photograph of object with basic information about it, namely, object, medium and period; Hunt Museum object comment sheet (25 April 1996) containing comments made about object by John Cherry, British Museum. In relation to context and provenance, the following is recorded on the form: 'probably19th century - drinking/social club.

Place of collection

Copyright Attribution

Bronze nail | Metal,Copper Alloy,Bronze | 19th century AD (possibly) | The Hunt Collection | PD

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