Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhering to the inside of the pot reads: 'Girton College'
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old label adhered to object reads: "Tuesday April 23rd 1895". [transcribed by T. Cotterill, 9/5/2001]
Event Date 23/4/1895
Author: maa

Context (Other)
The label affixed to the object that reads 'Tuesday April 23rd 1895' almost certainly refers to the date that the pot was reconstructed. This tallies with the entry in the Annual report that reads: 'Six decorated cinerary urns. Cambridge, Girton and Barrington. Restored in the Museum.'
Event Date 23/4/1895
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Hollingworth, Edith Joan, and Maureen M. O'Reilly. (1925). The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Girton College, Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Event Date 1925
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Decorated pot.
Event Date 10/9/1986
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Reconstructed.
Event Date 9/5/2001
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Pot with an everted rim, wide shoulder and slightly rounded base. Neck is decorated with irregular transverse grooves and stamps. Shoulder is decorated with four applied bosses interspersed with cross-hatched grooves. Partially reconstructed using infill.
Event Date 7/12/2020
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Amendments / updates)
When examined with was noted there was a label on the inside of the pot reading 'Girton College'. Subsequently the place field has been updated to the Girton site.
Event Date 7/12/2020
Author: Sam Daisley

Context (Amendments / updates)
This object has suffered from not having an Accession Register entry. It was entered as the third of a group of six cinerary urns in the Annual Report from 'Cambridge, Girton and Barrington'. This list appears to be in order, as AR 1895.142, the second in the series, was certainly excavated from Girton, the second site listed. However, whether this urn is also from Girton or from the next site, Barrington, is unclear because AR 1895.144 - AR 1895.146 have not been identified. It was entered in the database as from Girton, but the decision has been taken to add 'Barrington' tentatively until further research can be done. If it did come from the Girton College Cemetery it is currently unclear whether this urn came from the 1881 or 1886 excavation, either of which is possible. All the likely Sources (Anatole von Hügel, Francis Jenkinson and Girton College) have therefore been tentatively included in the Source field.
Event Date 4/8/2020
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Amendments / updates)
This accession number does not tally with the object described in the Accession Register as 1895.143. It instead refers to the Annual Report number, AR 1895.143 and the accession number field has been modified accordingly. An Accession Register entry for this object has not been identified, and may not exist.
Event Date 4/8/2020
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)