Accession No
1883.451
Description
Rhenish stoneware jug of grey fabric with a grey glaze and rilled surface. The vessel features a flared neck, bulbous body, flat loop handle, and splayed base with frilled edges. The rim and parts of the neck are broken off and missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; ?Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge; ?London; Barge Yard
Period
Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.451
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
154mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label, in von Hügel's hand, affixed to object reads: 'Barge Yard'
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Related Documents)
Note in different hand in CAS Register reads: "Rhenish stoneware" 13/10/2004'
[Note: it is unclear what Sarah-Jane was referring to in 2004, as neither the CAS Register nor the catalogue card for this object refers to Rhenish stoneware. Sophie Wardle 27/09/2023]
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Jug, hard grey glaze, rilled [sic - ringed?].
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
All of the rim and most of the neck is broken off and missing.
Event Date 4/9/2001
Author: Sophie Wardle
Description (Physical description)
Rhenish stoneware jug of grey fabric with a grey glaze and rilled surface. The vessel features a flared neck, bulbous body, flat loop handle, and splayed base with frilled edges. The rim and parts of the neck are broken off and missing.
Event Date 26/9/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle
Context (Amendments / updates)
The Accession Register entry for this object records the location of Barge Yard as being in 'C.', which could refer to either Cambridge or Cambridgeshire; however, the label affixed to 1883.488 specifically identifies Barge Yard as being in 'Cambridge'. When the retrospective catalogue card for 1883.451 was created at an unknown date, Barge Yard was originally written as located in 'Cambridge' but was later struck through and 'London' written instead. It is not clear why or when it was decided that the Barge Yard where this object was found was the one in London; it is possible there was also a Barge Yard in Cambridge, and the contemporaneous labels and Accession Register identified it as such. However, given the uncertainty, the Place field now contains both location options.
Event Date 27/9/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle
FM:45169
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