Glass and furnace fragments from 16th century glasshouses excavated in west Sussex

Glass and furnace fragments from 16th century glasshouses excavated in west Sussex, Somersbury Wood, Sidney Wood, and Hazelbridge Hanger; consisiting of: a) One piece brown siege brick (light green glaze); b) Three pieces of crucible; c) Two small pieces iridescent glass from Somersbury Wood, in Ewhurst c.1600; d) One piece grey siege brick (light green glaze); e) Two pieces of crucible (one of base and one of rim); f) Three pieces of glass frit (one blue, one green, one blue & green); g) Two pieces of glass (one piece of base & one of neck); h) One stone on brick,, partly glaze covered; i) [Letter i has not been used to avoid confusion with 1]; j) Five pieces 13th century glass (light green); k) Seven pieces 15th century glass (dark green); l) One small piece of 13th century window glass (light green) from Hazelbridge Hanger, nr. Chiddingfold.

Details

Category:
Glass Technology
Object Number:
1931-82
type:
fragments
credit:
Winbolt, S.E.

Parts

Glass fragment

Part of some glass and furnace fragments from 16th century glasshouses excavated in west Sussex, Somersbury Wood, Sidney Wood, and Hazelbridge Hanger; consisiting of: a) One piece brown siege brick (light green glaze); b) Three pieces of crucible; c) Two small pieces iridescent glass from Somersbury Wood, in Ewhurst c.1600; d) One piece grey siege brick (light green glaze); e) Two pieces of crucible (one of base and one of rim); f) Three pieces of glass frit (one blue, one green, one blue & green); g) Two pieces of glass (one piece of base & one of neck); h) One stone on brick,, partly glaze covered; i) [Letter i has not been used to avoid confusion with 1]; j) Five pieces 13th century glass (light green); k) Seven pieces 15th century glass (dark green); l) One small piece of 13th century window glass (light green) from Hazelbridge Hanger, nr. Chiddingfold.

Object Number:
1931-82/1
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Glass fragment

Part of some glass and furnace fragments from 16th century glasshouses excavated in west Sussex, Somersbury Wood, Sidney Wood, and Hazelbridge Hanger; consisiting of: a) One piece brown siege brick (light green glaze); b) Three pieces of crucible; c) Two small pieces iridescent glass from Somersbury Wood, in Ewhurst c.1600; d) One piece grey siege brick (light green glaze); e) Two pieces of crucible (one of base and one of rim); f) Three pieces of glass frit (one blue, one green, one blue & green); g) Two pieces of glass (one piece of base & one of neck); h) One stone on brick,, partly glaze covered; i) [Letter i has not been used to avoid confusion with 1]; j) Five pieces 13th century glass (light green); k) Seven pieces 15th century glass (dark green); l) One small piece of 13th century window glass (light green) from Hazelbridge Hanger, nr. Chiddingfold.

Object Number:
1931-82/2
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/3
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/4
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/5
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/6
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/7
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/8
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/9
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/10
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Mediaeval glassmaking in Surrey and Sussex"

"Mediaeval glassmaking in Surrey and Sussex"

Text label, "Mediaeval glassmaking in Surrey and Sussex"

Object Number:
1931-82/11
type:
text label
"Distribution of mediaeval glasshouses in Surrey and Sussex"

"Distribution of mediaeval glasshouses in Surrey and Sussex"

Map, "Distribution of mediaeval glasshouses in Surrey and Sussex"

Object Number:
1931-82/12
type:
map
Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/13
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/14
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/15
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragment

Glass fragment

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/16
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/17
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/18
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Glass fragments

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1931-82/19
type:
fragments
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum