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Colonial Settlement Brent Family Brent House Relics

Brent House Relics

The Mariner’s Cross depicts the crucifixion of Christ on an anchor motif. The King James II Tuppence Piece (right) was pierced for a pendant. Both artifacts were recovered from the Brent “Woodstock” house archaeological site in Stafford. (Northern Virginia Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Virginia – NVC/ASV).