Chalk-Covered Flint

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Chalk-Covered Flint

Entry/Object ID

2024.32.40

Description

Chalk covered flint from the Cliffs of Dover in England. Collected by Shippee when he was in the Navy, given to Jim Feagins as a gift in 1975. Goes with the write-up (2024.32.39).

Context

This flint would have been used to make flintlock guns

Collection

ARCHAEOLOGY

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Flint

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Parts

Count

1

Material

FLINT, CHALK

Color

White, Black

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Feagins, Jim, Shippee, J. M

Related Places

Place

Location

Cliffs of Dover

Country

England

Continent

Europe