Taking a break from our recent musings on society, smells and legacies, this week’s post features another selection of artefacts from the archives. All of these were found on the same site in Christchurch’s central business district over the last few weeks. Enjoy!
How lovely is this? It’s the (nearly complete) base from a finger lamp. It would have originally had a glass chimney on the top, attached with a copper/brass fitting or burner, looking a bit like this. Image: J. Garland.
Saucer decorated with scenic pattern, Geneva, similar to the Lucerne patterned plate we featured a few weeks ago. Image: J. Garland.
A large glass marble, with swirl of coloured glass inside. Image: J. Garland.
The fragments of another children’s plate, similar to others that we’ve found. Image: J. Garland.
Goats! Frolicking! This pattern is, aptly enough, titled “Goat” and seems to be associated with Scottish pottery manufacturer James Jamieson & Co and the Bo’ness (Barrowstouness) Pottery in the Central Lowlands (1829-1855). Image: J. Garland.
And camels! Image: J. Garland.
Some patterned pipe bowls, including two with a ‘basket weave’ motif. Image: J. Garland.
A ceramic egg. Eggs like this were used to encourage hens to lay in the nest, rather than elsewhere. Image: J. Garland.
A small porcelain figurine, tragically missing its head. Image: J. Garland.
I like the camel plate. Am currently digging in a place where we can sometimes spot a few live camels.