Drawings Roman glass vessels from St Albans, Hertfordshire
Object number
LDSAL2020.42.125
Artist/Designer/Maker
Orme, Edward - Printer/Publisher
Production date
1813
Production place
London
Material
Paper
Ink
Printer's Ink
Ink
Printer's Ink
Technique
Lithography
Colour Lithography
Colour Lithography
Dimensions
Height: 299mm
Width: 450mm
Width: 450mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Published & Sold October 1st 1813, by Edwd. Orme, Bond St. former of Brook St. London.
VERY ANCIENT VESSELS FOUND MARCH 1813,
Near St. Albans.
The above described Antient [sic] Vessels, composed of very thin white Glass, were found in an oblong-square Coffin of Portland Stone, by some Labourers digging for gravel in the Manor of Kingsbury near St. Albans, belonging to the Viscount Grimston. The Skeleton found with them mouldered away upon exposure to the external air. The vessels were partly filled with liquid, which on being analized appeared to have been water, mixed with earth, probably having ouzed thro' the pores of the stone lid. No inscription could be traced on the Coffin, which is supposed to be of great Antiquity. By orders of Ld. Grimston it has since been deposited in the Parish Church of St Michaels.
VERY ANCIENT VESSELS FOUND MARCH 1813,
Near St. Albans.
The above described Antient [sic] Vessels, composed of very thin white Glass, were found in an oblong-square Coffin of Portland Stone, by some Labourers digging for gravel in the Manor of Kingsbury near St. Albans, belonging to the Viscount Grimston. The Skeleton found with them mouldered away upon exposure to the external air. The vessels were partly filled with liquid, which on being analized appeared to have been water, mixed with earth, probably having ouzed thro' the pores of the stone lid. No inscription could be traced on the Coffin, which is supposed to be of great Antiquity. By orders of Ld. Grimston it has since been deposited in the Parish Church of St Michaels.
References
Reference (free text)
Archaeologia 17 (1814): 335-7.