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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