Accession No

TEMP.00645


Description

Carved bone comb with filigree and pierced decoration, tapered towards one end.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Norman Cross


Period

Post Medieval late 18th century early 19th century 1797-1814


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00645; 214.6 [Peterborough Museum loan no.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements

185mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Peterborough Museum: 'Carved bone comb with filigree and pierced decoration, tapered towards one end.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Carved bone comb.
Event Date 1947
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Loan (Other)
Peterborough Museum, 31/12/1947 to 31/10/2018, Long term loan, although some of it may have been on display.
Event Date 31/12/1947
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Other)
This comb appears on the 1947 loan list of French Prisoner-of-War material sent on permanent loan to Peterborough Museum (GO3/1/10). It is noted as having 'No Number', as were several other objects, but it is not clear whether they had never been accessioned into the museum's collection before being transferred or had lost their accession number. See Loan File for more details.
Event Date 17/1/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Loan (Other)
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, 01/05/2019 to 30/04/2019, Norman Cross collection
Event Date 1/5/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Loan (Long Term Gallery Loan)
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, 16/11/2022 to 19/11/2025, Norman Cross collection
Event Date 16/11/2022
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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