Accession No
1903.31
Description
Pottery agateware ball, with laminations of white, red-brown and black coloured clay.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval ?Late 18th century
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1903.31
Cultural Affliation
Material
Pottery; Earthenware
Local Term
Measurements
48mm x 48mm x 48mm Weight 0.118kg
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object reads: '1903.31 ? Cambridge'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Accession register entry: 'A ball of a white vitreous substance, veined with black'.
Event Date 1903
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Sphere of white vitreous substance with red-brown and black veining throughout.
Event Date 25/2/2019
Author: David Kay
Context (Analysis)
This object has been identified as a pottery agateware ball, made with variegated coloured clays.
Event Date 9/6/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Pottery agateware ball, with laminations of white, red-brown and black coloured clay.
Event Date 9/6/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Production / use)
Pottery agateware balls were made by combining variegated coloured clays. These balls were probably made to imitate real agate and marble balls, which were collected as souvenirs during the Grand Tour.
Event Date 9/6/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Production / use)
Pottery agateware balls from England typically date to the late 18th century. This ball likely also dates to this period.
Event Date 9/6/2022
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Exhibition (Spotlight Gallery)
EXH.2022.11 | Spotlight on Stores Move
Event Date 25/7/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:283031
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