Context (Other)
For details of the discovery of the material ultimately deposited by St John's College in 1936, see Glyn Daniel's article.
Event Date 1936
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Daniel, Glyn. (1936) 'Saxon Pottery'. The Eagle, vol. 49. St John's College, Cambridge. pp. 141-145.
Event Date 1936
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: '... The other [tile] is 3.5" square with a star of David in circle. Design in centre only'
Event Date 1936
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads: 'Penn type tiles. See Records of Bucks XIV (1942) article by Hohler'.
Event Date 1942
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
Craig Cessford of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit examined this tile in November 2018 and dates it to the 13th century or early 14th century, based on the relative crudeness of the fabric and presuming it comes from St John's Hospital. He also notes that it could be of local manufacture. The Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 9/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
When the deposit of three tiles (D 1936.15 A-B) was record in 1936, the catalogue card noted 'Provenance unknown'. A subsequent hand added '?St John's, see under St John's'. It is likely that if these tiles did come from St John's College itself, that they relate to the medieval St John's Hospital. This has been tentatively added to the Place field, but more work needs to be done to firmly establish their provenance.
Event Date 9/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Square tile, with traces of green glaze on top and underside; Star of David in circle in the centre. Part of edges and corners broken off and missing.
Event Date 31/1/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang