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whistle
Object Type
whistle
Museum number
1893,0601.443
Description
Pottery whistle; yellow-green glaze.
Cultures/periods
Medieval
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Blandford Forum
(near)
Found/Acquired:
Shapwick (Dorset)
Materials
pottery
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Length:
5.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Hobson 1903 / Catalogue of the collection of English Pottery in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquites and Ethnography of the British Museum
(B276)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
John Durden
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Henry Durden
Acquisition date
1893
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1893,0601.443