Post-Medieval — 1695
Tally stick
These narrow shafts of wood are receipts. They are known as tally sticks. Notches are made on the stick and the shaft was split lengthways into two pieces of unequal length, both pieces having the same notches. The longer piece (the stock) was given to the payer and the Exchequer officials retained the shorter piece (the foil). When the accounts were audited, the two pieces were fitted together to see if they would 'tally'. Tallies were used up until 1826.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 74.431
- Object name:
- tally stick
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- Production date:
- 1695
- Material:
wood
- Measurements/duration:
- L 306 mm, W 20 mm (overall)
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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