NMS Archaeology Object 133329: X.FJ 45 - Bead
Description
Summary
Post-medieval 'chevron' glass bead from Mouswald, Dumfriesshire
Accession Number
X.FJ 45
Other references
| Not recorded | 1889 |
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Original description
BEADS, RINGS, &C. OF GLASS. [One of two] Beads of yellow and of blue paste, enclosing bands of red, white and green, from Mouswald, Dumfriesshire. FJH note, April 1996: Post-medieval trade bead. MoS List, Movement, II.3.2, April 1997: Early Historic polygonal glass bead, Mouswald. Alice Blackwell 26.05.2015, note: previously mis-identified as Anglo-Saxon, this bead is a post-medieval type known as a chevron bead. Manufactured from the 16th century onwards, chevron beads have been produced in their millions in several hundred varieties.
Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)
None
Discovery / field collection
Date of discovery
Not recorded
Method (e.g. excavation)
Not recorded
Place (i.e. location of discovery)
Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Grid reference
Not recorded
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1889
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Charles Carruthers
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Donor
Image
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 66172 | MOUSWALD PLACE - MOUSWALD - BEAD(S) (JET), FLANGED AXEHEAD (BRONZE), SPEARHEAD (IRON), SPINDLE WHORL(S) (STONE) | Possible | Items found include 1 variegated glass bead, found 1889 very near suggested location of Dumfriesshire, images are not linked right, but possibly could be located to confirm. |
| NMS Accession Number: X.FJ 45 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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