a new roundel in the Cuming Museum, London

[ppfuf]

The curator at the St Alban’s museum just alerted me to a single roundel (banqueting trencher) at the Cuming Museum in London. It is one of the Persian-edges, center-motif and posy trenchers, similar to the Set of Tudor Roundels at St. Albans, or another single survivor at the Norfolk museum. This particular trencher is interesting as the 4-line

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[klwilliams]

You really need to write up your research on trenchers and get it published.

[ppfuf]

I should...but it's really pointless without pictures and most museums want a meeeeellllion dollars to use them. I should put up a website somewhere, at least.

...and Trencher donated by Lovett, C01865

[ppfuf]

Looking again at the Southwark website I found a clipping from a 22March1929 newspaper describing an exhibit "... 'Fun at Table', 22/3/29, about mediaeval wooden tableware on display at the Cuming Museum - related to Mazer C01861, Livery Company beechwood cup C01868, and Trencher donated by Lovett, C01865; 'April Fool Jug', 1/4/1929, about Doulton puzzle jug C13067; ..."
This may (or may not) confirm there's only one trencher in their collection. See also Edward Lovett (1852 - 1933) early collector of toys and amateur folklorist. I don't think I've seen him mentioned in connection with any other collection.http://www.southwarkcollections.org.uk/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse¤trecord=1&page=search&profile=objects&searchdesc=C01865&quicksearch=C01865&sessionid=