The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Water turned into Stone [ARK00147]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Geological stone sample. Bargrave collected many examples of stone and rock whilst travelling through Rome and Europe. This "Water Turned to Stone" has no provenance and was given to Bargrave with that explanation A piece of green stone, possibly ancient natural glass with many impurities on the top surface.] (undated)