Accession No

1969.81 B


Description

Wheel made lead glazed vessel, possibly a vase. Flared rim with moulded collar, shouldered body tapering to a slightly concave pedestal foot. Dark brown glaze on interior surface and halfway down exterior surface, possibly Fabric B.


Place

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


Period

Post Medieval


Source

Barclays Bank [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1969.81 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

411mm


Events

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


Description (Physical description)
(McArthy' s vase) the only complete and unbroken vessel in the group and the fabric is consequently difficult to determine (?fabric B). Thick brown glaze internally and half way down outer side.
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. Fig. 6, No. 8
Event Date 1974
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Wheel made lead glazed vessel, possibly a vase. Flared rim with moulded collar, shouldered body tapering to a slightly concave pedestal foot. Dark brown glaze on interior surface and halfway down exterior surface, possibly Fabric B.
Event Date 12/1/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck


FM:19382

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