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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