Accession No
1980.736 B
Description
Pair of metal sewing scissors. Finger ring, with sinuous shank leading to the pivot. Both blades and one half of the handle missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Castle Hill; Shelly Row
Period
Post Medieval Modern
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1980.736 B; SR II A 4 [Excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Brass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
FV Top
Event Date 1957
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Shelly Row, Castle Hill excavations at 4 and 17 Shelly Row (Event no. ECB4918), 1957 by John Alexander, P. Ozanne and L. Barfield.
Event Date 1957
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
Record for 1980.736 [A-B]: 'Sherds of glazed ware; part of a pair of post- medieval brass scissors'
Event Date 15/2/1993
Author: maa
Context (References)
Alexander, John and Pullinger, Joyce. (2000). ‘Roman Cambridge: Excavations on Castle Hill 1956-1988’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 88. pp. 1-268
Event Date 2000
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
Pair of metal sewing scissors. Finger ring, with sinuous shank leading to the pivot. Both blades and one half of the handle missing.
Event Date 10/5/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296400
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