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1884.36.11

Pot-shaper made of pottery. Slight concave indent on front.

1884.36.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pot-shaper made of pottery. Slight concave indent on front.
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Bretagne Morlaix
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1879
Date collected
1879
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Turned
Dimensions
Length: max 102 mm, Width: max 122 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.36.11 Other numbers: 74 PR no.: 74/ 9014
Research and responses

This object could have been obtained by Pitt Rivers in between his visits to Brittany in October - November 1878 and March - April 1879. He stayed in France during the intervening winter. [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2] [Thompson, 1977: 61] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Pottery, Potter's Tool