Fishing rod
Nicholas Bernard (d.1661)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ebonised wood and metal
Measurements
1440 mm (L)
Place of origin
Church Place
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288351
Summary
Ebonised fishing rod, the metal fittings bound on with thread. The rod is in four sections, the biggest with a reeded knob of giltmetal bands, one inscribed 'Bernard/Church Place/Piccadilly'.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Marks and inscriptions
One section of rod: Inscription: 'Bernard/Church Place/Piccadilly'
Makers and roles
Nicholas Bernard (d.1661), maker