Accession No
1922.231 E
Description
Pinmaker's peg made of bone. Polished surface with one central groove and two sides worked flat. Hollow with circular perforation. Signs of use on surface, which is stained green all over, possibly transfer from contact with copper. Part of the proximal end is broken off and missing, exposing spongy structure.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Somerset; Avon; Bristol
Period
?Post Medieval
Source
Perceval, Spencer George [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.231 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone
Local Term
Measurements
195mm
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 and two sides worked flat. Hollow with circular perforation. Signs of use on surface, which is stained green all over, possibly transfer from contact with copper. Part of the proximal end is broken off and missing, exposing spongy structure.
Event Date 8/2/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:309217
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