Accession No
1883.732
Description
Bone apple scoop or corer. Handle is hollow and ends about one third of the way down with the curved scoop below. Incised decoration of lines and crosses on both sides of the handle.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Middlesex; London; London Wall
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1883.732
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
120mm
Events
Context (Display)
Object previously mounted with metal pins on plain paper-wrapped display board. Original board stored with object.
Event Date
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Description (Physical description)
Ornate carved bone apple scoop.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1883.732: 'Apple scoop. Bone. Ornate, carved.'
Event Date 1883
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
Description (Physical description)
Bone apple scoop or corer. Handle is hollow and ends about one third of the way down with the curved scoop below. Incised decoration of lines and crosses on both sides of the handle.
Event Date 10/10/2024
Author: Kirsty Kernohan
FM:45178
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