Accession No
1922.231 C
Description
Pinmaker's peg made of bone. Polished surface with one central groove on one side and a perforation through the bone. Hollow with circular opening on the worked end. Signs of use and traces of green stain on surface, possibly transfer from contact with copper. Part of the proximal end is broken off and missing.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Somerset; Avon; Bristol
Period
?Post Medieval
Source
Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.231 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
163mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
From excavation at Crabbs' Well Inn.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
New catalogue card for 1922.232 A-F: "Six bones used as pinmaker's pegs."
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Original catalogue card for 1922.232 A-F: 'Six bones with ????s used for sharpening hand-made pins'.
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pinmaker's peg made of bone. Polished surface with one central groove on one side and a perforation through the bone. Hollow with circular opening on the worked end. Signs of use and traces of green stain on surface, possibly transfer from contact with copper. Part of the proximal end is broken off and missing.
Event Date 8/2/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:309215
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