Hatchet
- Object Name:
- Hatchet
- Object ID:
- 1994.526
- Date:
- 1914
- Description:
- George Washington souvenir hatchet. Straight handle, with rounded fore and back sides, flat left and right. Hatchet head is a splayed wedge, thin at wide end, and flat on back. Side edges right angles, back edges rounded. Cherry wood with attached metal plaque. Plaque reads, "HATCHET OF COLONIAL TYPE / MADE FROM WOOD OF WILD CHERRY TREE / GROWN AT WAKEFIELD, VIRGINIA / BIRTH PLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON / COMPLIMENTS OF / R.C. BALLARD THRUSTON / PRESIDENT GENERAL / MAY 18, 1914".
- Material:
- Wood
Cherry - Dimensions:
- H-13.1 W-5.5 D-0.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Washington, George (1732-1799)
- Subjects:
- Hatchets, Memorabilia
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