Mallet

Date1800-1850

MediumBurl and wood

DimensionsOverall length: 10 1/8" Head: 5 1/2" x 4 3/4" x 3 5/8"

Credit LineBequest of Stephen C. Wolcott

Object number1936-200 (W)

DescriptionMallet with squared off burl head and doweled & wedged in cylindrical oak handle.
Label TextA roughly squared hunk of burl serves as the head of this mallet. Burl wood, which comes from a wild-grained tumorous grown on a tree, is known for its toughness, making it the perfect material for a mallet head.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Stephen C. Wolcott (1876-1934) of Gloucester, Virginia.