Letter from Thomas Pitt
Reference code
SAL/01/02/21/08
Title
Letter from Thomas Pitt
Level of description
item
Scope and content
Cover letter for some Roman clay moulds for minting coins and four crucibles found near Wakefield.
Mentioned in the minutes for 10 May 1821: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.034.121
Once of the crucibles and some of the moulds are in the collection of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_2013-8012-1
A timeline of the excavations is included in a research piece on the moulds, produced by Yorkshire Museums, 2021 (p.21): https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/04/MMN-Lingwell-Gate-Project-Report-FINAL-with-images.pdf
Mentioned in the minutes for 10 May 1821: https://collections.sal.org.uk/sal.02.034.121
Once of the crucibles and some of the moulds are in the collection of the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_2013-8012-1
A timeline of the excavations is included in a research piece on the moulds, produced by Yorkshire Museums, 2021 (p.21): https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/04/MMN-Lingwell-Gate-Project-Report-FINAL-with-images.pdf
Creator
Pitt, Tomas (fl 1820s) of Wakefield