Accession No
1883.560 A
Description
Small copper alloy pin with globular head.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval 17th century
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.560 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
2mm x 44mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten label adhered to display board: 'Brass pins with globular heads. XVII cent Cambridge C.A.S.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
Pencil inscription on reverse of display board: 'XVIIc OL26 Old [?]Suffolk pins. Cambridge Camb.Ant.Soc'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Display)
Object mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board, with metal pins.
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Twisted head, smaller and small
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Small copper alloy pin with globular head.
Event Date 31/3/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
Conservation (Museum Additions Removed)
CON.2025.6165 | Museum Additions Removed
Event Date 3/4/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer
FM:8928
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