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Whetstone from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.
ID:EOA:2022.10
Collection: Earl of Abergavenny
Classification: Crew/military
Measurements: Length 130mm Width 21mm Height 28mm
Date made: as yet unknown
Display: not on display
Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown
Credit: Portland Museum Trust
One of five whetstones, or fragments of whetstone, recovered from the wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, this item would have been used on board ship by crew members or (possibly) East India Company soldiers travelling to Bengal.
For more information about Portland Museum’s Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click here: portlandmuseum.co.uk/news
