Accession No
1902.250
Description
A small cast copper alloy figure of a seated infant holding a garland of flowers. Possibly the support for a candelabra.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barnwell; Barnwell Priory
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Livett (Miss) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1902.250
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 87mm x 33mm Weight 0.15kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to back of figure reads: '1902.250. Barnwell Priory. 1850. Miss Livett'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Context (Production / use)
Accession Register notes: '?French'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Context (Field collection)
Accession Register notes: 'Dug up at Barnwell Priory about 1850.'
Event Date 1850
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Record: 'A small bronze figure (cast) of a seated infant holding a garland of flowers. ?support for a candelabra.'
Event Date 1902
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
A small cast copper alloy figure of a seated infant holding a garland of flowers. Possibly the support for a candelabra.
Event Date 3/7/2015
Author: maa
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: Lucie Carreau
FM:268366
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