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Antique Inscribed Southern Folk Art Stone - 19th C Name Georgia Farmstead Fin:
$350.00
Title: Antique 19th Century Inscribed "Name Stone" – Georgia Farmstead Folk Art FindDescription:Up for sale is a truly unique, one-of-a-kind piece of local Southern history: a Hand-Inscribed Ironstone Pocket Stone discovered directly on an old defunct farmstead site in Middle Georgia.What makes this piece exceptionally rare is that it features what appears to be a historic cursive inscription/name lightly etched across its textured face. In the 19th century, landowners, farmers, and children frequently used sharp metal points or pocket knives to scratch names, initials, or dates into distinctively shaped "pocket stones" kept around the homestead as keepsakes.Key Features:
