Accession No

1883.560 B


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 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass


Local Term


Measurements

1mm x 30mm


Events

Context (Display)
Object mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board, with metal pins.
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 (Related Documents)
Handwritten label adhered to display board: 'Brass pins with globular heads. XVII cent Cambridge C.A.S.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue


Description (CMS Description)
Twisted head, smaller and small
Event Date 8/9/1986
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:8929

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