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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