Description (Labels & Markings)
Historic label attached reads 'From Chandler's Linton, C.A.S. XXXII (1930-31 .....1932) Plate I Z28241'
Event Date
Author: Aedan Jones

Description (Physical description)
Pelican. Traces of colour; nest with young now lost. The crest of the Chaundler family
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found embedded in the wall of Chaundlers, a 14th-century house in Linton. Collected in 1880.
Event Date 1880
Author: maa

Context (References)
Palmer, W.M. (1932). 'A Fourteenth Century House in Linton'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 32. pp. 1-11, Pl. II
Event Date 1932
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card is accompanied by an article from The Cambridge Evening News of 2 January 1980, which features the house: Chaundlers.
Event Date 2/1/1980
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
A plaster pelican in relief. The bird’s neck is bending low, possibly depicting the Christian symbol of a mother pelican feeding its young from its breast, the lower part is detached and missing. The whole piece is encased in a wooden display box with a glass frontage. Some patches of blue pigment are present on the surface of the bird.
Event Date 5/1/2024
Author: Aedan Jones