Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 30852 B[.1-4] reads: 'Piece of Wedgewood basalt ware; fragment of a C17th slip ware dish; fragment of a Dutch tile; piece of stoneware, C16th tiger ware.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Examination School'.
Event Date
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (Field collection)
Found during construction works of the Examination School (1908-1910). In 1908–9 building works revealed structural and human remains associated with the Cambridge Austin friars, as well as later and unrelated material.
Event Date 1908
Author: maa

Context (References)
Browne, David M. (1974). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of the City of Cambridge.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65.
Event Date 1974
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 30852 B[.1-4]: 'Four sherds found - part of the body, and the handle of a wedgewood basalt vessel, piece of Dutch tile, part of base of dish, and fragment of rim ?bellarmine.'
Event Date 7/9/2001
Author: Sophie Wardle

Description (Physical description)
Incomplete tin-glazed earthenware tile with white surface and deep purple (manganese) decoration. Decorative corner motifs with a central roundel showing the architectural background of a scene, including a tiled floor.
Event Date 27/10/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle

Context (Analysis)
Comparanda suggest the extant part of the central decorative roundel depicts an architectural background, with the diagonal grid representing a tiled floor. There are complete tiles surviving with such a background that show Biblical scenes, such as Christ with the money lenders. These date to the 18th century.
Event Date 27/10/2023
Author: Sophie Wardle