Object of the month – October 2008
October 31, 2008 Blogroll, Uncategorized, archaeology, object of the month  This month there’s a double whammy! As so many cool finds are resurfacing during the LAARC VIP project, we’ve a VIP objects special: 6 candidates, 2 winners.
 
1) A Roman Cheese Press made from ceramic and found in 1973’s Borough High Street Excavations (106BHS73)
2) A pewter tankard from Cutler Street (CUT73), with an inscription from a tavern in Bethnal Green
3) A plaque from Dean’s Yard, Westminster Abbey, (WAM75) originally from a knife cleaner
 4) Medieval Scissors from Baynards Castle (BC72)
5) Iron Potter’s Tool from Lambeth (L54/80)
6) Lead Spoon from Cutler Street, with the inscription “Remember the Poore”
 To vote for your TWO favourite objects click Here
To find out more about the excavations visit the LAARC catalogue
Guy Taylor [LAARC volunteer] :
Date: November 6, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
Cheesepress and the potter’s tool.
Guy
Helen :
Date: March 4, 2011 @ 1:53 pm
Hi,
Could you give me a reference for the cheesepress please? I have seen one similar and I haven’t found the source material that indicates why it would be interpreted as such…
Many Thanks
Helen
Adam Corsini :
Date: March 4, 2011 @ 2:56 pm
Hi Helen,
as far as I know, this cheesepress has never been published and was rediscovered whilst we were working on this project. It’s finds number is 106BHS73[C6]
You can find out more about the site it was excavated from by visiting our catalogue:
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/laarc/catalogue/siteinfo.asp?id=483&code=106BHS73&terms=106bhs&search=simple&go=Go
Should you want to visit the archive to research the object, please contact us: laarc@museumoflondon.org.uk
Adam