Context (Display)
Formerly preserved in St. John's library
Event Date
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (References)
Daniel, Glyn. (1936) 'Saxon Pottery'. The Eagle, vol. 49. St John's College, Cambridge. pp. 141-145.
Event Date 1926
Author: Jazmin Hundal

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: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Fairly thin paste, irregularly fired, with patchy red and black surface. Body rather tall and narrow, with high shoulder emphasised by small alternate vertical and horizontal bosses; very short neck and everted rim. No decoration except bosses - not even enclosing grooves
Event Date 7/10/1986
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Context (CMS Context)
On 26 March 1758, a donation of 'medals, urns, and other curiosities' from a Mr Bromsall was received by the Master of St John's College. The discovery of a letter referring to this donation (see Daniel article) was what led to the 1936 discovery of an old cupboard of 'many coins, some pottery and a number of miscellaneous objects', from which the pottery was ultimately deposited in MAA. It is possible that this urn was one of those donated by Mr Bromsall, but there is presently no way of ascertaining for sure nor is the findspot of the urn secure. The St John's cricket field site was excavated in 1888, long after the Bromsall donation, although stray finds could have been found earlier. Bromsall has therefore been tentatively added in the Source field and the Place field remains tentative.
Event Date 4/9/2013
Author: Jazmin Hundal

Description (Physical description)
Multiple small fragments of human bone.
Event Date 29/10/2020
Author: Jazmin Hundal