John Shepherd, director of the London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre and glass specialist of many years standing, introduced me to the idea of studying the Abacus House assemblage prior to my work placement at the archive. The Abacus House site in Gutter Lane (EC2) had been excavated at the height of the boom in London archaeology in the late 1980’s, and consequently the finds had, like many discovered around that time, remained unstudied in the archive. John felt that the assemblage was one of the most interesting and unusual yet to receive attention, and so we both felt that there was enormous potential for a research project. While on my placement at the archive I completed most of the detailed examination, drawing and cataloguing of the glass, which proved to be a comparatively rare Tudor assemblage containing both high-quality imported tableware and locally made utilitarian vessels.
Furthermore, it emerged that the excavators had speculated about a link between the site and the Embroiderers’ guildhall, which was known to have been located nearby in Gutter Lane. I proved a link between the guildhall and the glass, and from these preliminaries developed the research questions that are addressed separately in my MA dissertation. Below is the catalogue of the assemblage in full.
1. Rim, base and body fragments of a shallow “tazza” bowl. “Vetro a reticello”: very fine threads of opaque lattimo canes worked in opposing directions to create a mesh effect, also trapping bubbles between the two layers of canes. Colourless glass. Venetian. Mid 16 th century?.Virtually unique in England : only one small fragment from Acton Court parallels this. MOL ABC <284>. Pl. 1.
2. Rim and body/base fragments of a semi-opaque “tazza” bowl. Decorated with optic-blown roundels. Colourless glass. Venetian. Mid 16 th century?. Possible parallels: Southampton ( Charleston no. 1526, Venetian, early 16 th century); Broad Arrow Tower (Shepherd no. 1, Venetian or German, 16 th century). MOL ABC <354>. Pl. 2.
3. Folded-over base, possibly from a pedestal bowl given the large diameter, although it is also possible that it came from a large pedestal beaker. Green-tinted potash glass, semi-opaque. Probably English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th century. Uncommon. Parallel: Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 93). MOL ABC <329>.
4. Rim and body fragments from an enamelled beaker. Decorated with a band of lettering which reads “…N: SALVT: ET: MON…” enamelled in white running around the rim. One red amd one yelloe line run below the lettering and one red line above, with a row of dots in white above that. The remains of the design below the frieze are also painted in red, white and yellow. Dark blue glass, which is unusual. French, or possibly Venetian. First half of the 16 th century. Parallel: Tours (Motteau, Vol. 1. p. 88-9, no. 25); Poole (Charleston p. 137-8, nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10). MOL ABC <54>.
5. Base and body fragments of an enamelled pedestal beaker. Decorated with white enamelled patterning in vertical stripes on the body. The pattern is exactly the same as goblet ABC <67>. Unusually the glass is blue and opaque. Probably Venetian glass although the other façon de Venise centres are possible sources. Early 16 th century. Rare. Parallel: Poole (Charleston 1992, 137, nos 6-10). MOL ABC <54>.
6. Rim fragments from an enamelled beaker (highly likely to be the same vessel as ABC <54>, above). Decorated with white enamelled patterning in vertical stripes on the body. Unusually the glass is blue and opaque. Probably Venetian glass although the other façon de Venise centres are possible sources. Early 16 th century. Rare. Parallel: Poole (Charleston 1992, 137, nos 6-10). MOL ABC <56>.
7. Rim and body fragments of a beaker, possibly a cylindrical enamelled beaker, which are rare (pedestal beaker or pedestal goblet also possible). Decorated with blue enamel dots arranged in horizontal rows against a gilded background. Colourless glass. Venetian or from one of the façon de Venise centres. Late 16 th century. Parallels may well include a cylindrical beaker from Acton Court (Willmott p. 42) which features enamelled spots in red, white and blue against a background of worn gilding. MOL ABC <55>.
8. One enamelled fragment from a beaker or goblet. White and brown/red painted design on blue glass. Probably Venetian and 16 th century. Rare. Possible parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46) and Acton Court (Willmott p. 42). MOL ABC <285>.
9. One enamelled fragment from a beaker or goblet. Design shows the face of a man wearing a hat. Blue glass (colour of enamel not known as the item is missing). Probably Venetian and 16 th century. Rare. Possible parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46) and Acton Court (Willmott p. 42). MOL ABC <61>.
10. One enamelled fragment of a beaker, decorated with a linear pattern of dots which may have been red but now appear purple. Colourless glass. Probably from Venice or the façon de Venise centres in the Netherlands or France. Early 16 th century. Parallels may well include a cylindrical beaker from Acton Court (Willmott p. 42) which features enamelled spots in red, white and blue against a background of worn gilding. MOL ABC<279>.
11. Rim fragment with a white enamelled row of dots and a stripe around the rim. Probably from Venice or the façon de Venise centres in the Netherlands or France. 16 th century. Parallels may well include a cylindrical beaker from Acton Court (Willmott p. 42) which features enamelled spots in red, white and blue against a background of worn gilding. MOL ABC <64>.
12. Rim and body fragments from a cristallo glass decorated with white (lattimo) horizontal threading around the rim. Façon de Venise, probably from France. 16 th century. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 14 and 20); Tours (Motteau no. 194 and 196, and in Vol. 1, no. 23 and 24); and Orléans (no. 160, 222, 287). MOL ABC <278>.
13. Semi-opaque rim and body fragments from a cristallo glass decorated with white (lattimo) horizontal threading around the rim. Façon de Venise, probably from France. 16 th century. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 14 and 20); Tours (Motteau no. 194 and 196, and in Vol. 1, no. 23 and 24); and Orléans (no. 160, 222, 287). MOL ABC <57>.
14. Rim fragments from a cristallo glass decorated with white (lattimo) horizontal threading around the rim. Façon de Venise, probably from France. 16 th century. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 14 and 20); Tours (Motteau no. 194 and 196, and in Vol. 1, no. 23 and 24); and Orléans (no. 160, 222, 287). MOL ABC <58>.
15. Rim fragment from a cristallo glass decorated with white (lattimo) horizontal threading around the rim. Façon de Venise, probably from France. 16 th century. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 14 and 20); Tours (Motteau no. 194 and 196, and in Vol. 1, no. 23 and 24); and Orléans (no. 160, 222, 287). MOL ABC <53>. (Believed to join with two body fragments from context 1061, i.e. the fill of the previous pit on this spot, which was re-cut and filled again).
16. Semi-opaque rim and body fragments from a cristallo glass decorated with white (lattimo) horizontal threading around the rim, unusually in two separate bands. Façon de Venise, probably from France. 16 th century. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 14 and 20); Tours (Motteau no. 194 and 196, and in Vol. 1, no. 23 and 24); and Orléans (no. 160, 222, 287). MOL ABC <277>.
17. Rim fragments from a beaker decorated with a horizontal threaded design around the rim. Similar to <278> but unusually done in brown or red (although now appears purple on some pieces). Colourless glass. No parallels for the red/brown trails yet. MOL ABC <62>.
18. Rim fragments probably from a trumpet-shaped cylindrical beaker, with alternate white and “vetro a retorti” canes embedded into a colourless ground. This is the most unusual type of decoration for this sort of beaker. Venetian. From the mid 16 th century. Parallels: Coventry (Wilmott 2002, p. 17); Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 40); Poole (Shepherd, no. 15); and Southampton (Charleston 1992, 1579 and 1591?). MOL ABC <59>.
19. Rim fragment probably from a trumpet-shaped cylindrical beaker, with alternate white and “vetro a retorti” canes embedded into a colourless ground. This is the most unusual type of decoration for this sort of beaker. Venetian. From the mid 16 th century. Parallel: Coventry (Wilmott 2002, p. 17); Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 40); Poole (Shepherd, no. 15); and Southampton (Charleston 1992, 1579 and 1591?). MOL ABC <282>.
20. Rim fragment probably from a cylindrical beaker. Mould-blown to achieve vertical ribbing, but also decorated with thick horizontal trails. Venetian. Probably from the Netherlands, or possibly England. Late 16 th to the early 17 th centuries. No exact parallel from another site for the combination of the ribbing and trailing. MOL ABC <50>. Pl. 4.
21. Body fragment probably from a cylindrical beaker of colourless glass. Mould-blown to achieve vertical ribbing, but also decorated with thick horizontal trails. Probably from the Netherlands, or possibly England. Late 16 th to the early 17 th centuries. No exact parallelfrom another site for the combination of the ribbing and trailing. However, very similar to MOL ABC <50>, except that in this case the trails appear to disappear between the ribs. MOL ABC <325>.
22. Base and body fragments of a “prunted beaker”, featuring large prunts evenly distributed across the surviving surface. Some have been pulled, leaving central peaks or trails. There is also an uneven twisted or pinched trail around the base. Dark green glass. Possibly a prunted barrel beaker from Germany, which are rare and date from the 16 th century. Plymouth (Charleston 1986, no. 50 and 51) and Poole (Charleston 1992, no. 16) (also 16 th century and from Germany or Bohemia). MOL ABC <324>.
23. Semi-opaque body fragment, with two parallel trails with a raspberry prunt over the top. Green-tinted glass. Probably from Germany or the Netherlands. Perhaps from a beaker with a similar style of decoration to the trailed barrel beaker found at Poole (Charleston 1986 no. 266, 17 th century), although perhaps of earlier date. MOL ABC <322>.
24. Fragment of a beaker decorated with optic-blown wrythen ribbing and a raspberry prunt. Green glass Probably made in England, although the application of raspberry prunts may have been less common here than on the continent. Second half of the 16 th century to the first half of the 17 th century. Similar to either the cylindrical beakers found at Oxford and Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 38), or the pedestal beakers from Nonsuch Palace and Eccleshall Castle (Willmott 2002, p. 47). MOL ABC <323>.
25. Rim fragments from a beaker or goblet. Colourless glass with a grey tint. Probably from a façon de Venise workshop in England, France or the Netherlands. 16 th to 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <321>.
26. Rim fragment from a beaker or goblet. Colourless glass. Probably from a façon de Venise workshop in England, France or the Netherlands. 16 th to 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <317>.
27. Rim and body fragments from a beaker or goblet. Pale blue glass. Probably from a façon de Venise workshop in England, France or the Netherlands. 16 th to 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <344>.
28. Base of a cylindrical beaker with rigaree trail around the foot. Dark blue/green semi opaque glass. Probably English and common. Second half of the 16 th century to the 17 th century. Parallels: Eccleshall castle and others (Willmott 2002, p. 37) MOL ABC <296>.
29. Rim and body fragments from a beaker with optic-blown wrythen decoration. Green potash glass. English. Second half of 16 th to the 17 th century. Probably a pedestal beaker like the one found at Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 47) as they were common. MOL ABC <347>.
30. Rim and base of a pedestal beaker with optic-blown wrythen decoration. Green glass. English. Second half of 16 th to the 17 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 47). MOL ABC <358>.
31. Body fragment from a beaker with optic-blown wrythen decoration. Blue-green glass. English. Second half of 16 th to the 17 th century. Probably a pedestal beaker like the one found at Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 47) as they were common. MOL ABC <318>.
32. Semi-opaque base fragment from a pedestal beaker, with optic-blown diamond-shaped mesh dectoration (“nipt diamond waies”). Green tinted. English. 16 th century to the first half of the 17 th century. Uncommon. Parallels: Northampton and Nonsuch Plalace (Willmott 2002, p. 48); Tours (Motteau no. 234 – early 16 th century). MOL ABC <331>.
33. Semi-opaque fragments, probably from a pedestal beaker, with optic-blown lozenge-shaped mesh dectoration (“nipt diamond waies”). Blue-green tinted. English. 16 th century to the first half of the 17 th century. Uncommon. Parallels: Northampton and Nonsuch Plalace (Willmott 2002, p. 48); Tours (Motteau no. 234 – early 16 th century). MOL ABC <319>.
34. Base of a plain pedestal beaker. The base is warped to one side of the pontil mark. Blue/grey tinted. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century or the first half of the 17 th century. Probably mixed-alkali or soda glass which is rare. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <328>.
35. Rim and base fragments of a plain pedestal beaker. Colourless glass. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century or the first half of the 17 th century. Probably mixed-alkali or soda glass which is rare. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <327>.
36. Base fragment from a pedestal beaker. Pale-green glass. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century or the first half of the 17 th century. Probably the common potash glass version. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <320>.
37. Base and body fragments from a pedestal beaker. Mid-green glass. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century. Probably the common potash glass version. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <333>.
38. Base and body fragments from a pedestal beaker. Mid-green glass. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century. Probably the common potash glass version. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <337>.
39. Base and body fragments from a pedestal beaker. Pale green semi-opaque potash glass. English. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <336>.
40. Base fragments from a pedestal beaker. Pale green semi-opaque potash glass. English. Made in England as well as in Venice and the façon de Venise centres. 16 th century. Parallels include Poole (Willmott p. 46). MOL ABC <338>.
41. Base fragments from a pedestal beaker. Colour? Provenance? Date? (missing).MOL ABC <332>.
42. Rim fragments from a beaker or goblet. Blue glass. Probably Venetian glass although the other façon de Venise centres are possible sources. MOL ABC <346>.
43. Stem and base and body fragments of an enamelled pedestal goblet. White enamelled patterning in vertical stripes on the body and dashes around the top of the stem. Clear glass with a grey/blue tint. Probably Venetian glass although the other façon de Venise centres are possible sources. Early 16 th century. Rare. Parallels: Eccleshall Castle and Wood Hall (Willmott 2002, p. 72). MOL ABC <67>.
44. Base fragment from a goblet with a folded foot identical to that of ABC <67>. Semi-opaque colourless glass with a grey/blue tint. Probably Venetian glass although the other façon de Venise centres are possible sources. 16 th to early 17 th century. Compare to MOL ABC <67>. MOL ABC <359>.
45. Body of goblet. Mould-blown horizontal ribbed effect from base to a horizontal band of decoration near the top, which consists a twisted white cane (vetro a retorti) between two white threads. Colourless glass. Gilded on the underside near where the stem has been snapped off. Venetian. MOL ABC <60>.
46. Body of a goblet, with a folded foot around the lower circumference. Star-shaped protrusion on the base where the stem and foot were attached. Colourless glass. Unusual form in England ; more similar to the tall cylindrical-shaped goblet bowls found in Bohemian glass (Willmott, pers. comm..).
47. Complete base and one rim fragment from a pedestal goblet with optic-blown vertical ribs. Colourless/grey tinted glass. Venetian. 16 th century. Rare. Parallel: Southampton (Willmott 2002, p. 69). MOL ABC <365>.
48. Semi-opaque base of a goblet, probably of the pedestal type. Colourless glass. Venetian or from other façon de Venise workshops. 16 th century. MOL ABC <360>.
49. Fragment of a ribbed, optic-blown knop from the stem of a goblet. Colourless glass with a grey/blue tint. Façon de Venise. Second half of 16 th to the 17 th century. Parallel: Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 61). MOL ABC <363>.
50. Complete lower half of a plain pedestal goblet. Green-tinted potash glass. Probably from England or possibly the Netherlands or Venice. 16 th century. Parallel: Poole (Willmott 2002, p. 68). MOL ABC <362>.
51. Semi-opaque fragment of the knop and stem of a goblet. Possible gilding below the knop. Slightly lopsided green-tinted glass. English. Mid to late 16 th century. Possible parallels: London (Gracechurch Street) and Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 69). MOL ABC <364>.
52. Neck and shoulder and body fragments of a “bellied tankard” with a vertical pattern of plain white canes and white vetro a retorti canes embedded in a colourless ground. Venetian. Early to mid 16 th century. Rare, especially archaeologically. Parallels: Franks Collection, British Museum AF 3133 (dated 1548); London (MOL A12609); Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 56). MOL ABC <283>.
53. Rim and neck fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <311>.
54. Semi-opaque rim, neck and shoulder fragment from a flask/bottle. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <288>.
55. Semi-opaque rim fragment from a flask. Opaque due to its decayed condition. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <290>.
56. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <287>.
57. Opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <301>.
58. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <306>.
59. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <300>.
60. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <303>.
61. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragments from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <291>.
62. Opaque pushed-up base fragments from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <298>.
63. Opaque pushed-up base fragments from a flask. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <294>.
64. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment from a flask. Wrythen decoration present. Green-tinted potash glass. English. 16 th and the first half of the 17 th centuries. MOL ABC <312>.
65. Semi-opaque fragments of a mould-blown “case” bottle. Green-tinted potash glass. English. Late 16 th and 17 th centuries. Small, and therefore possibly of 16 th century date. Parallels: Poole (Charleston 1992, 139, no. 35); Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 87). MOL ABC <310>.
66. Opaque fragments of a mould-blown “case” bottle. Green-tinted potash glass. English. Late 16 th and 17 th centuries. Small, and therefore possibly of 16 th century date. Parallel: Poole (Charleston 1992, 139, no. 35); Acton Court (Willmott 2002, p. 87). MOL ABC <280>.
67. Small, semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment. Green glass. English. 16 th century. MOL ABC <386>.
68. Extremely narrow neck and shoulder (with other fragments) from a phial or distillation vessel. Semi-opaque colourless glass. English. 16 th or 17 th century. MOL ABC <389>.
69. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment, with body fragments. Possibly plain conical flask (rare), due to sides that appear straight, otherwise small bottle. Green glass. English. 16 th century. MOL ABC <390>.
70. Semi-opaque pushed-up base fragment. Possibly plain conical flask (rare), due to sides that appear straight, otherwise small bottle. Green glass. English. 16 th century. MOL ABC <391>.
71. Fragments from the rim and neck of a urinal. Distorted rim and uneven thickness. Green potash glass. English. 16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <341>.
72. Fragments from the rim, neck and body of a urinal. Distorted rim and uneven thickness. Green potash glass. English. 16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <340>.
73. Fragments from the rim, neck and body of a urinal. Green potash glass. English. 16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <335>.
74. Semi-opaque base fragment from a urinal. Green potash glass. English. 16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <309>.
75. Semi-opaque base fragments from a urinal. Green potash glass. English.16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <295>.
76. Semi-opaque base fragments from a urinal. Green potash glass. English.16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <292>.
77. Semi-opaque base fragments from a urinal. Green potash glass. English.16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <304>.
78. Semi-opaque base fragments from a urinal. Green potash glass. English.16 th century. Parallel: Nonsuch Palace (Willmott 2002, p. 103). MOL ABC <299>.
79. Body fragment with mould-blown wrythen decoration. Possibly from a beaker, although a flask or even a jug are also possible. Green glass. English. 16 th to the 17 th century. MOL ABC <348>.
80. Large opaque body fragment. Very faint wrythen decoration. Unusual yellow-green colour. See above. MOL ABC <352>.
81. Semi-opaque fragment of glass waste or melted glass. Blue. MOL ABC <392>.
82. Semi-opaque green-tinted “quarry” – a complete diamond-shaped pane of glass. Four grozed edges. 4mm thick, which is thicker than usual for this period (Williams (ed.) p. 296). 15 th to 16 th century. Complete panes are rare. MOL ABC <774>.
83. Fragment of a decorated quarry. Bird design painted in red or brown on a colourless background, although now appearing as brown on yellow. A possible parallel was found at Poole (Charleston 1992 no. 205) featuring similar colouration and style of border design, dated to the late 14 th to early 15 th centuries, but found with 16 th century pottery. Other examples: Williams (ed.) Northampton GL 34, dated to the 16 th or 17 th century, and Poole (Kerr p. 62). MOL ABC <68>.
84. Fragment of a decorated quarry. Bird design painted in red or brown on a colourless background, although now heavily obscured by decay. MOL ABC <773>.
85. Half of a decorated quarry. Lower half of a bird design, again possibly painted in red or brown on a colourless background, although now appearing as brown on yellow. MOL ABC <63>.
Unillustrated fragments:
Rim, beaker, colourless. ABC 313.
Rim, beaker, green. ABC 314.
Rim, beaker, optic-blown “ribbed”, pale green. ABC 315.
Rim, beaker, colourless. ABC 316.
Rim, beaker, optic-blown “ribbed”, pale green. ABC 330.
Rim, beaker, colourless with a grey tinge. ABC 343.
Rim, beaker, pale green. ABC 345.
Body, beaker, optic blown ribbing, colourless with a grey tinge. ABC 351.
Body, goblet, colourless with a grey tinge. ABC 361.
Body and foot, goblet, pale green. ABC 357.
Body and foot, goblet, pale green. ABC 356.
Foot, goblet, colourless. ABC 355.
Neck and shoulder, bottle, wrythen decoration, pale green. ABC 281.
Body fragments, bottle, wrythen decoration, colourless. ABC 289.
Body fragments, bottle, olive green. ABC 293.
Base, bottle, green. ABC 297.
Base, bottle, green. ABC 302.
Base, bottle, olive green. ABC 305.
Base, bottle, green. ABC 307.
Base, bottle, yellow/green. ABC 308.
Neck/body, phial, colourless. ABC 385.
Base, phial, colourless. ABC 387.
Base, phial, pale green. ABC 388.
Rim, urinal, green. ABC 339.
Rim, urinal, green. ABC 342.
Rim, urinal, green. ABC 409.
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