Narrow T-Shaped Stake Anvil

Culturepossibly Spanish

Date1600s-1700s

Mediumsteel

Dimensions40 × 80 cm (15 3/4 × 31 1/2 in.), 10 lb, 11 oz (weight)

ClassificationsUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

Terms

Object number2014.1034

DescriptionTwo grooves in top face, also pierced with a hole. Forward beak of round cross-section, rectangular rear beak. Pillar bears incised geometric decoration. Above the basal spike there is a three-tier square collar on the pillar, also with incised geometric decoration. One corner of the top tier has broken off; this is evidently working-life damage, as the broken surface is well worn and has a uniform patina with the rest of the object.
ProvenancePurchased by the Museum on February 24, 1932 from Sumner Healey (NY) Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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