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Prize Tankard for Back Sword Play (1695)

  • Backswording Cudgel Cudgelling Plaistford Somersetshire Single-stick Wiltshire cudgelling
  • Date: September 1, 1695
  • Type: Object
  • Collection: Wiltshire Museum
  • Tags: Backswording Cudgel Cudgelling Plaistford Somersetshire Single-stick Wiltshire Cudgelling

A Prize Quart Pewter Tankard, labelled: “Won at the Fighting Cocks, Plaistford, As a prize for Back Sword Play. ” The exact date is unknown, however the accredited metal worker, Thomas Easton, was active between 1675-1695, so it must’ve been produced during this period. It’s unknown when it was presented as a prize. Museum Number: […]

Doyle, Backswording (1859)

  • Backswording Cudgel Somersetshire Single-stick
  • Date: September 11, 1859
  • Type: Picture
  • Tags: Backswording Cudgel Cudgelling Somersetshire Single-stick

Backswording by Richard Doyle (1824-83). Wood-engraving, 2 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches (on 4 1/8 x 7 1/8 inch page). 1859. W. J. Linton, Engraver. Facing p. 146, Hughes’s The Scouring of the White Horse. Image scan and text by George P. Landow. Available to access online thanks to George P. Landow, via VictorianWeb.  

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