Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 26867 [A-B]: 'Sherds of Thetford Ware'.
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Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Two sherds marked in white ink: 'Arts School'.
One marked in black ink: 'Arts School / 1884'.

Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'S.11.A', S.11.B', S.11.C'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card for Z 26867 [A-B] has the following entry: 'Marked S.11 a b c. One sherd marked "Hughes 1884"'.
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found during the ‘last extensive alterations in the Arts School’ (Hughes, 1907, p. 417); Thomas McKenny Hughes doesn’t give a date for the discovery, but the objects are marked 1884.
Event Date 1884
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (References)
Hughes, Thomas McKenny. (1907). ‘Superficial deposits under Cambridge’. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol 11(3). p. 417.
Event Date 1907
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Hurst and West (1957): 'S. 11. Four sherds with thumbed applied bands in arcs and lines.'
Note: this record (Z 26867 B) includes 3 of the sherds described here. The fourth has IDNO Z 26865 A.3.
Event Date 1957
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (References)
Hurst, J. G. and West, S. E. (1957). 'Saxo-Norman Pottery in East Anglia. Part II.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, 50. p. 55 (no. S.11). [The other sherd mentioned in this reference has IDNO Z 26865 A.3.]
Event Date 1957
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Three sherds of Thetford ware, featuring applied thumb-impressed decoration. Grey fabric.
Event Date 19/10/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
The Accession Register for Z 26867 [A-B] reads: '5 sherds Thetford ware'.
Event Date 31/8/78
Author: Sophie Wardle