Accession No
1906.271
Description
An apple scoop with handle, made from bone or possibly ivory. Handle decorated with horizontal grooves and knops and can be unscrewed from body. Small fragment on body broken off and missing
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Norfolk; Thetford
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Jennings, John J. [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1906.271
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; ?Ivory
Local Term
Measurements
125mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label reading: 'Apple scoop/ Thetford, Norf. J.J. Jennings ESQ.'
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Apple Scoop, and lid.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1906.271: 'An apple-scoop with moulded handle, turned in bone.'
Event Date 1906
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (References)
Benton, G. Montagu. (March 1911). 'Some "Bygones" from Cambridgeshire and Adjacent Counties.' The Antiquary, vol 7(3). pp. 92-96, Fig. 3
Event Date 3/1911
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
An apple scoop with handle, made from bone or possibly ivory. Handle decorated with horizontal grooves and knops and can be unscrewed from body. Small fragment on body broken off and missing
Event Date 19/2/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:16553
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