Artwork : ArchiveNo00157

Fishbone 1545

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Mary Rose
Contributor Image	Andy_Elkerton.jpg
Profession
Location	Portsea
Collection Date	06.06.08 3.45pm
Artefact Name	Fishbone
Artefact Description	The spine of a fish that had not been filleted. Perfect condition. Light brown. Probably cod.
Artefact Date	1545
Artefact Stored	Mary Rose store
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	fishbone.jpg
Sample Taken	A fishbone
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The bones were found in a basket in the Hold (stern of the ship) away from the heat of the oven. They could have been caught for the officers to feed on after a successful battle. ‘They were probably intending to eat the fresh fish after the battle.’ Andy Elkerton - Historian
Historian	Andy Elkerton
Previous Owners	Unknown – ship’s provisions
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00157_web_d.jpg

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