Hammer
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and seeds
Measurements
255 mm (Height)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937070.3
Summary
A hammer (or is it the pipe?) with red seed heads, belonging to an 'Aunt Sally' game (see DUN/TOY/49 for a description of the game), also including a black, wooden, grotesquely painted head of an old woman dressed in a brightly coloured dress with floral pattern (a), and six wood sticks (b), all contained in a rectangular softwood box with hinged lid (d).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).