- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Animal bone, long bone. [MJD 09/03/2015]
- Geographical reference
- England Oxfordshire Vale of White Horse Hatford
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector James Hearne
- PRM source Oxford University Museum of Natural History
- Date
- Date collected
- 1842
- Acquisition information
- Found unentered: 1989
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Bone
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 67 mm, Width: max 84 mm, Length: max 248 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1989.8.29
- Research and responses
I can find no location for Hatford Glebe, unless it is the Hatford which lies between Faringdon and Stanford in the Vale [AP 31/08/2006]
According to the Oxford English Dictionary online a glebe can be defined as "A portion of land assigned to a clergyman as part of his benefice", therefore Hatford Glebe may refer to parish owned land around the village of Hatford. A search of historic Ordnance Survey maps revealed only one village named Hatford [National Grid reference: SU 335 945] in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. Only the three coins [1989.8.1 - .3] were recovered from Hatford Glebe itself, the rest of the objects are from other areas around the village. See the letter in the RDF for details. [MN 17/11/2008]
Assuming this is the William Buckland of OUM fame then he may have collected these items whilst 'he engaged in field investigations around Oxford and beyond, often with his younger friend W. J. Broderip of Oriel College, and from 1808 to 1812 he rode on horseback over extensive areas of south-west and midland England, collecting rocks and fossils that would in time form the nucleus of the University Museum collection.' [DNB: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/3859?docPos=1]. [AP 31/08/2006]
Please note that William Buckland did not find these objects but was sent them by James Hearne, probable Rector of Hatfield in the mid 19th century. For details please see the letter in the RDF. [MN 28/05/2009]
Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Animal Part, Bone