Accession No

1969.82 A


Description

Lead glazed bowl, partially reconstructed from three sherds, representing roughly two thirds of the base. Flared sides tapering to a flat base. Top half of interior surface covered in light green to yellow glaze, exterior surface with mottled green, buff coloured core with small inclusions.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Bene't Street; Barclays Bank


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Barclays Bank [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1969.82 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
Found by workmen in 1968 employed in rebuilding under Barclays Bank, possibly from a pit.
Event Date 1968
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1969.82 [A-C] : 'Bowl' sherds rich yellow glaze on inside and exterior glazed in mottled green.'

Event Date 1969
Author: maa


Context (References)
McCarthy, M. R. (1974). 'An Early Seventeenth-century Pit Goup from Bene't Street, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65(2), pp. 79-92.
Event Date 1974
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1969.82 [A-C]: 'Sherds, probably from 5 different vessels.'
Event Date 6/9/2001
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


Description (Physical description)
Lead glazed bowl, partially reconstructed from three sherds, representing roughly two thirds of the base. Flared sides tapering to a flat base. Top half of interior surface covered in light green to yellow glaze, exterior surface with mottled green, buff coloured core with small inclusions.
Event Date 12/1/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:19379

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