Context (Display)
Historic display label found with Z 30867 A-C: 'Figured Specimens from Camb Ant Soc / Bird Bolt Hotel 1906 / found in digging foundations for Norwich Union and Liberal Club. / 19 boxes sent to Archaeol[og]y Mus[eu]m / T McKenny Hughes'

[See image attached to record Z 26852 A. Katrina Dring, 05/02/2024]
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Analysis)
Catalogue card notes: 'Mainly 16th century sherds'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for Z 30867 A-C: 'Bases, some glazed large. Rims of dishes and small bowls. Large body sherd and piece of handle.'

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Field collection)
Found during building work, 1904-1906 (see Browne, p. 26)
Event Date 1904
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Hughes, T.M. (1907). 'Objects found on site of Bird Bolt Hotel'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol 11(3). pp. 424-445 Fig.39
Event Date 1907
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
Historic note found with sherds: 'From Professor Hughes. April 15. 1913'
Event Date 15/4/1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (References)
Browne, David M. (1974). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of the City of Cambridge.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65. p. 26
Event Date 1974
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 30867 A-C: 'A: 6 sherds, bases of bowls. Also 3 sherds forming the base of one large brown glazed jar. 7 sherds forming the base of a red ware jar. 4 sherds of a pale beaker / B: 15 rim sherds, some glazed. / C: 1 large body sherd and 1 spout.'
Event Date 27/9/2001
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Six sherds from the bases of multiple shallow dishes or bowls. One with right-angled rim decorated with groove, orange fabric with green glaze [.4]; one with straight rim and pinched spout, grey fabric with green glaze on the interior [.5]; one with splayed flat base, orange fabric and green glaze [.6]; one flattened base, grey fabric with green glaze [.7]; one with thick walls and collared rim, orange fabric with traces of glaze on interior [.8]; one with flared walls and everted rim, orange fabric with grey core [.9].
Event Date 5/2/2024
Author: Katrina Dring