Communion cup. A turned wooden goblet with decorative rings around the middle, stem and foot.
Maple-wood chalice came from Greyfriars Church when it was demolished in 1903. Probably used as an ornament, perhaps one of a pair (pronounced angular rim is not suitable for drinking from so unlikely to be a communion chalice). Made between 1650 and 1700, body and stem turned. The foot is a separate piece and is hand carved.
wood maple wood, turned carved, H: 211 mm D: 122 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Greyfriars Church Broad Street Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Bellarmine wine jar. A fat mottled brown ceramic bottle with a design containing a love heart stamped on the middle, and on the neck a face of a grimacing elderly bearded man with bushy eyebrows. The upper neck has broken off.
Wine jar, 'Greybeard' or 'Bellarmine' type. Neck broken off. According to donor, Dr W D Simpson, in 1938: 'Dredged up by a trawler off the mouth of Aberdeen Harbour.'
pottery fired clay glaze, H: 230 mm Dia: 135 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Harbour Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Flagon. A brown ceramic bottle about a foot tall with a fat body and a small handle at the neck.
Glaze colour: dark tan. Handle type: pulled. Neck shape: short. Inscription: FOUND IN RORA MOSS LANGSIDE 50FT DOWN
clay fired clay pottery stoneware glaze, thrown, H: 305 mm Dia: 175 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Rora Moss Longside Aberdeenshire
Dairy bowl. A large cream coloured ceramic bowl with depressed brown decoration inside. The surface has a shiny glaze. The decoration consists of three rounded rectangular areas containing four hearts each and vines, a triangular pattern with dots inside on the rim, a six pointed star with oval shaped arms inside a ring with triangles and dots in it on the base, and the inscription Mrs ALLEN, No3. Mortimer's Lane, Inverurie, Feb 15th 1887.
Large round bowl. Colour: cream & brown. Inscription and patterns around internal walls of bowl. Inscription: Around internal walls: Mrs ALLEN No 3 Mortimer's Lane INVERURIE FEB 15th 1887
clay fired clay pottery glaze, thrown glazed, Dia: 353 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Castlegate Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Dairy bowl. A large cream coloured ceramic bowl with depressed brown decoration inside. The surface has a shiny glaze. The decoration consists of an eight pointed star inside a ring on the base, a peacock, flowers, an insignia consisting of a pair of crossed flags, an anchor, a pair of crosses swords a crown and the initials V R; and the inscription Mrs. David Rew, FEBY 4th 1882.
Large round shallow bowl. Colour: cream & brown. Inscription: Mrs David Rew Feby 1862
clay fired clay pottery glaze, Dia: 430 mm
Shape: flat. Decoration: (top) ring-cross (base) debased interlace. Museum's 'Slip Catalogue': 'Lost probably when nearly new. Design would contain a blessing or charm'.
stone sandstone, carved, Dia: 37 mm Th: 10 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Woodend Birse Aberdeenshire
Miniature flat sandstone axe found at West Castle Hill, Upper Boyndlie, Tyrie Aberdeenshire. Skull found in 1872, rest of skeleton in 1932. Broken stone axe-hammer recorded in Prof Low's report, but the miniature axe is not recorded (but site name written on axe).
stone sandstone, carved, L: 60 mm W: 50 mm Th: 10 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, West Castlehill Boyndlie Tyrie Aberdeenshire
Linen weight. A block of pink and white speckled granite about the size and shape of a loaf of bread, with iron handles projecting from the short ends.
Cuboid pink granite block with iron handles at both ends.
stone granite metal lead iron, L(overall): 480 mm L(stone): 252 mm W: 102 mm
Kiln stands. Two simple cylindrical vessels of dark orange ceramic with a flared rims and bases.
One of two Shape: flared cylinder glaze (traces), colour: green. - same as other is in National Museums of Scotland. When discovered the vessels were filled with 'ashes' and may belong to the class of vessels found in Christian Graves of the 12/16 C. Castle Hill, Rattray, Aberdeenshire 1829.
clay fired red clay pottery, H: 136 mm Dia: 115 mm Thickness of rim 11 mm.
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Castle Hill Rattray Crimond Aberdeenshire
Bottle. A deep green glass bottle with a very wide, squat body, covered in scratches and stains toward the bottom.
Green glass bottle. Dutch? from a ship lost in Arbroath's Shoal in 1629 fished up in 1842 by HMS Beagle.
Field Collector: Thomson,Alexander Mr H.M.S.Beagle HMS Field Collection Date: 1842