The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Mr. Hargreaves ( - )
References in Documents: Roman Lamp that I bought at
;London
what maimed, but of finer Workmanship, that was dug up at
,Yorke
upon the Bottom is FVGARI. VV.
,Præfericulum
given me by
Woodward
Station last mentioned, which even in the thinnest Part (of which
here is also a Specimen) is an Inch thick, but the Handles are half a
Foot or seven Inches round; one of these, though of the coarsest
Clay, hath had an Inscription, of which only the three last Letters
OMS remain.
tificer's Name, in rais'd Letters impress'd with a Stamp at the Bottom
of the
Patera, or other Vessel used at their Sacrifices or solemn Festi
vals; for I think these, which are of very curious Workmanship,
were rarely used as Sepulchral Urns.
these is the Lion catching at his Prey; upon another the Statue of
, with the Lions Skin cast over his Left Arm.Hercules
DOVIICCVS.
.Yorke
Galatum, sent me by the
Bishop of
Carlisle
, byChester
Henry
PrescotEsq
Prescot
andAldbrough
, by theRibchester
Morris
and
Hargreaves
in this NeighBurgdunum
Roger GaleEsq
byTrent
;Littleborow
;Sir Godfrey
Copley
Copley
present Fabrick of
Paul
, whereupon is a humane StatueLondon
very well designed with a
Præfericulum, or other Sacrificing Vessel, in
his Right Hand: These are all very curiously wrought in Bass-Relieve,
and were made in Molds, of which I saw one in the Learned and In
genious Dr.
atWoodward's
Musæum
Gresham-College
of the dark coloured Clay, with a Heart upon it;
a
Capricorn.