Record ID: NLM-A42D54
Object type: CHEESE PRESS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Pottery. Cheese press or strainer sherd. Fine off-white fabric with three pierced holes of diameter 6mm passing through the deep internal corrugation of an externally flat-bottomed vessel with an everted wall, of estimate basal diameter 140mm. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410 Width: 110mm, Height: 18.5mm, Weight: 90.07gms
Created on: Friday 21st July 2023
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-4D3B03
Object type: CHEESE PRESS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of ceramic strainer/colander or cheese press of uncertain date, probably Roman or Post-Medieval, c.AD 43-410 or c.AD 1500-1800. The fragment is sub-triangular with irregularly sized and spaced circular apertures are pierced across the sherd. It is otherwise undecorated. The ceramic fabric is reddish orange with evidence of darker slip and numerous small sandy inclusions. It is not possible to ascribe a specific period to this object based on this fabric type.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID5134
Object type: CHEESE PRESS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
The sherd is a base fragment which has a central hole and two more near the edge of the base. The holes have been stabbed. The interior of the base is slightly convex. The fabric has a light grey coloured core and a orange/brown coloured surface. The fabric is micaeous with no obvious inclusions.
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2002
Last updated: Monday 12th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WARWICKSHIRE BRAILES', grid reference and parish protected.