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flint alphabet

Accession Number THEHM : 1999.3 : LOAN

Description

Alphabet of capital letters, made from 26 individual flint flakes by Bill Basham of Brandon in the 1920s; extraordinary skill used - it took him over two years of his spare time; each letter about double the size of a postage stamp; each letter sewn onto a single piece of card

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'Alphabet of capital letters, made from 26 individual flint flakes by Bill Basham of Brandon in the 1920s; extraordinary skill used - it took him over two years of his spare time; each letter about double the size of a postage stamp; each letter sewn onto a single piece of card'

Artist Basham, Robert William
Creation Date 1920-1929
Material flint
Department Ancient House Museum

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