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A lead/bronze mortar, English, dated 1720
the reeded body cast with inscription W.T. October ye 22 d 1720, intersected by heart-shaped motifs, with the maker's name cast on a raised rectangular panel below Luke Ashton fecet Wigan, the obverse with a similar panel cast Wiggan (sic), within the initials R.A., within bands of lunettes and foliate ornament, on an inverted foot -- 14in. (36.2cm) diameter, 12in. (30.5cm.) high
the reeded body cast with inscription W.T. October ye 22 d 1720, intersected by heart-shaped motifs, with the maker's name cast on a raised rectangular panel below Luke Ashton fecet Wigan, the obverse with a similar panel cast Wiggan (sic), within the initials R.A., within bands of lunettes and foliate ornament, on an inverted foot -- 14in. (36.2cm) diameter, 12in. (30.5cm.) high