ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Other items in Pitt Rivers Museum's founding collection from London, collected in 1866

These are possibly from the same excavations or were collected by Pitt Rivers in 1866 as part of a wider-ranging salvage archaeological project. In other entries for artefacts from the same locations in the founding collection dates ranging between 1864 and 1867 are given:

A. Queenhithe

Accession Book IV entries 1. 1884.2.26  - 1884.2.1-35 - Locks and Keys Iron padlock 17th Cent Thames Bank Queenhithe 15.12.66 (with side loop)
2. 1884.33.28 1884.33.1-41 - Tools Awl with flange above tang with short ?hexagonal handle from Thames at Queenhithe 19.11.66 [Drawing]
3. 1884.33.28  Awl with flange above tang with short ?hexagonal handle from Thames at Queenhithe 19.11.66 [Drawing]
Accession Book V entry  4-9. 1884.105.32-37 1884.105.1-39 Needles and Cases - Bright bronze needles [1884.105.32-37 on a black card numbered 1-6] Thames at Queenhithe 18.11.66 [Drawing]
Accession Book VI entry 10. 1884.120.73  - 1884.120.1-82 Iron Implements. Note - Most of these implements are black-brown completely oxidised and encrusted - 1884/120/68 - 79 Iron Implements Arrow heads (socketed) - Small stout arrow head with short wide conical socket running almost to a point, marked by sulci or cuts, blade lozenge-shaped (4 1/2) Thames Queenhithe London Nov 1866 [Drawing]
11. 1884.140.406 Black book entry - Case 5 1924 Spur iron 14th cent? Thames bank Queenhithe 15.12.66

B. Cripplegate

1. 1884.140.407 Black book entry - Case 5 1925 Spur iron time of Henry VI Cripplegate 26th July 1866

C. Tokenhouse Yard

1. 1884.41.35 Accession Book IV entry - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Portion of similar vessel [to 1884.41.34] Tokenhouse Yard Lothbury Oct 1866 [46]

Note that there are a large number of artefacts from Tokenhouse Yard Lothbury not dated 1866.

D. Southwark

1. 1884.41.96 Accession Book IV entry - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Part of base of Samian vessel, marked 'Soliimni' NE end of Southwark St 25.5.66

E. St Mildred's Church

This church was demolished 1872, see http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/england/lnd/stmildredpoultry.htm
Accession Book IV entries 1. 1884.41.98  - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Piece of a Samian vessel E of St Mildred's Church Poultry 24.10.66
2. 1884.52.7 1884.52.1-26 Riding Horse-bits - Iron single-bar horse-bit ?Roman E of St Mildred's in the Poultry London Oct 1866 [Drawing - monogram of JC]
3. 1884.52.8 Iron jointed horse-bit ?Roman E of St Mildred's in the Poultry London Oct 1866 [Drawing - monogram of JC]
Accession Book V entries 4. 1884.105.26  - 1884.105.1-39 Needles and Cases - Bright bronze needle [1884.105.26-31 on a black card numbered 1-6] E of St Mildred's Poultry 1866 [Drawing]
5. 1884.105.30 Bright bronze needle [1884.105.26-31 on a black card numbered 1-6] E of St Mildred's Poultry 1866 [Drawing]

F. Broad Street

1. 1884.41.100 Accession Book IV entry - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Base of a Samian vessel, marked 'Of Vitai' Broad St City June 1866

G. Old Jewry

Old Jewry is the name of a road close by the Bank of England in the City of London, off Gresham Street
Accession Book IV entries  1. 1884.41.117  - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Base marked 'Of Lucun' Old Jewry London [Drawing - monogram of JC] 22.6.66
Additional Accession Book IV entry - JC = ?(Rev J Clutterbuck)
2. 1884.41.118 Base marked 'Of Calvi' Old Jewry London [Drawing - monogram of JC] 22.6.66
3. 1884.41.162 Base of Samian pot, marked 'Malliaci' Old Jewry [Drawing - monogram of JC] 22.6.66
4. 1884.41.170 Samian fragment Old Jewry London 1864 [Drawing - monogram of JC] 22.6.66

H. Lombard Street

Accession Book IV entries  1. 1884.41.158 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Piece of Samian ware SE angle Lombard St 13.4.66
2. 1884.41.159 Piece of mended Samian ware SE corner between Lombard St and Gracechurch Sts 5.2.66

I. Leather merchants buildings, London Wall

Accession Book IV entries  1. 1884.41.161 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Base of Samian pot, marked 'Lolli M', E side Leather merchants bldgs [buildings] London Wall [Drawing - monogram of JC] 5.11.66
Additional Accession Book IV entry - JC = ?(Rev J Clutterbuck)
2. ?Possibly same place. 1884.50.25 1884.50.1-36 Horse-shoes etc - Iron horse-shoe of peculiar construction ?Roman Found E side Leather-sellers Bldgs [buildings] London Wall Oct 1866 [Drawing - monogram of JC]

J. Smithfield

1. 1884.41.165 .1-? Accession Book IV entry - 1884.41.1-193 - Miscellaneous pottery - mostly 'duplicates' - Samian fragments Smithfield Sept 1866

K. Moorfields

1. 1884.118.262 Accession Book V entry - 1884.118.1-273 Implements Bone Ivory Horn - Piece of bird bone with condyle butt, distal end cut square and scored round neck Moorfields London June '66 [Drawing - annotated Called 'early bobbin for lace making']
2. 1884.140.491 Pitt Rivers Accession book VIII entry - Handle of curry comb. Found unentered during the DCF 4 - 5 Court Project. The object itself, its description and the number 3697 on the object label match the information given in the Delivery Catalogue I entry.
Delivery Catalogue I entry - Old London Wall Collection handle of curry comb 3697

L. Steelyard Cannon Street

1. 1884.118.266 Accession Book V entry - 1884.118.1-273 Implements Bone Ivory Horn - Short brown apple-corer with straight cut top to butt decorated with lozenge of 4 dots and 2 edge lines Thames at Steelyard Cannon St 1866 London
2. 1884.140.423-4 Black book entry - Case 5 1920 1 Prick spurs iron about AD 1300 and point of another from excavation in Cannon St Feb '66 On card.