Pig Tibia: EOA:2022.90.3

3D Model

Pig tibia from the wreck of the Earl Of Abergavenny.

ID: EOA:2022.90.3 OE378

Collection: Earl of Abergavenny

Classification: Remains

Measurements: Length 168mm Width 31mm

Date made: as yet unknown

Display: not on display

Manufacturer/Creator: as yet unknown

Credit: Portland Museum Trust

To date, over two hundrerd pig bones have been recovered from the wreck, equating to roughly twenty percent of the total number found.

Salted pork was a staple food for the sailors below decks on the Abergavenny along with salt beef and ship’s biscuits, often of unappetising quality. Salting helped to preserve the meat; an essential process for long voyages. Live pigs were also carried to supply fresh meat for the captain and his higher status passengers and crew.

Information courtesy of Ed Cumming and Dr Philip Armitage.

For more information about the Diving into the Digital Archives of the Earl of Abergavenny project click here