Whetstone
Object/Artifact
(a) slate whetstone with rounded ends (b) rectangular pine stand with hard ground depression; "Miles Standish whetstone March 14, 45 dug from the ashes of his burnt house by S. Stetson, Duxbury. The shears found at the same & place. Presented to Old Colony Hist. Socty 1854 Dec." written onto sides of stand
1854.5a-b
PEOPLE: Capt. Myles StandishDuxburySUBJECTS: Buildings