Object

Accession No

1958.235 D.11

Description

Rim sherd of a stoneware beer mug with brown salt glaze. Horizontal groove beneath rim. Fragmentary incised inscription reads: 'J' (or perhaps 'I') above '172 [or 3]', which is presumably part of a date.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Framlingham; Framlingham Castle

Period

Post Medieval 18th century

Source

Pembroke College, Cambridge [donor]; Knocker, Guy M. (Group Captain) [excavator]; Leech, C. F. [excavator]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1958.235 D.11; F.20 [Excavation no.]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Ceramic; Pottery

Local Term

Measurements

Events

Description (Physical description)
Fragment of salt glaze mug, inscribed; J [ - 172 -
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
The Catalogue Card for 1958.235 D.[1-11] reads: 'Sherds of mediaeval and later wares'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Fram / F.20'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Group Captain G.M. Knocker and C.F. Leech, March to April 1954.
Event Date 1954
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (References)
Knocker, G. M. (1956). ‘Excavations at Framlingham Castle, 1954’. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, 27(2), pp. 65-88.
Event Date 1956
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Knocker, G. M. (1956): 'Fragment of brown beer mug dated 172 . ., or 173 . .'.
Event Date 1956
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Rim sherd of a stoneware beer mug with brown salt glaze. Horizontal groove beneath rim. Fragmentary incised inscription reads: 'J' (or perhaps 'I') above '172 [or 3]', which is presumably part of a date.
Event Date 29/11/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle

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