Accession No
1969.81 D
Description
Two sherds from a lead glazed costrel, including rim and handle, possibly from a single vessel. Simple everted rim with moulded collar on short narrow neck expanding slightly, decorated at one end with series of incised lines. Rectangular lug handle with single piercing, attached at an upward angle to high upper shoulder, body decorated with two bands of incised lines. Possibly Fabric B, outer surface red brown in colour with brown core, exterior surface covered in dark brown glaze.
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 D
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
McArthy' s costrel, two fragments consisting of the spout and part of the body with loop for suspension
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. 7, No. 3
Event Date 1974
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two sherds from a lead glazed costrel, including rim and handle, possibly from a single vessel. Simple everted rim with moulded collar on short narrow neck expanding slightly, decorated at one end with series of incised lines. Rectangular lug handle with single pierceing, attached at an upward angle to high upper shoulder, body decorated with two bands of incised lines. Possibly Fabric B, outer surface red brown in colour with brown core, exterior surface covered in dark brown glaze.
Event Date 12/1/2024
Author: Stephanie Chinneck
FM:19384
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