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Hatchel

Datedated 1782

OriginAmerica, Virginia, Rockbridge County

MediumWood, iron (identified by eye), leather

DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 13 7/8 × 3 15/16 in (12 × 35.3 × 10cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1982-125

DescriptionHatchel, or hetchel, with a rectangular wooden base secured with iron straps on the short ends. Wooden base is set with a series of iron teeth over a piece of leather.Mark(s)Marked: "I H". and "1782"ProvenancePrior to 1982, Bill Holt (The Curiosity Shop, Elkton, VA); 1982, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)