Gouge

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Gouge

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.113

Description

Iron gouge, imperfect, from the Roman site at Newstead

Use

Used for carving wood.

Context

Found in Pit XVI during the James Curle excavations.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Gouge
Tools

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 247

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gouge, Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gouge, Woodworking

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Accession Number

Other Number

I 15-147

Material

Iron

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

This was used for shaping and carving wood; the ranks of the army included skilled craftsmen