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HARNESS MOUNT

Unique ID: SWYOR-C57153

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper-alloy heraldic harness mount of medieval date, c. AD 1250-1328. It is shield shaped and has an integral mounting stud, set slightly off centre, on the reverse. There is red enamel on the front of the mount and faint marks also suggest the presence of a fess (transverse band) in a metallic colour, although insufficient detail remains to identify the armorial bearing. This stud was quoted by Baker (2015, 8). He attributes it to the Beauchamp family, with the following blazon: 'Gules a fess between six martlets or'. If so, it might be attributable to either father (d. 1303) or son (d. 1328) Walter de Beauchamp. The exposed metal displays a dark brown patina.

The mount is 28mm long, 23.6mm wide and 10.2mm thick. It weighs 11.23 g

Compare Clark, 2004, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, page 70, number 80. There are also a number of similar mounts on the database: see for example, WMID-E61573, NMS-D94768 and YORYM-3C6050.

Notes:

Arms: Beauchamp

Class: heraldic
Sub class: stud

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1328

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28 mm
Width: 23.6 mm
Thickness: 10.2 mm
Weight: 11.23 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th June 2014 - Sunday 29th June 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2219

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Loversall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK5798
Four figure Latitude: 53.47565164
Four figure longitude: -1.14266893
1:25K map: SK5798
1:10K map: SK59NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Baker, J.	2015	The earliest armorial harness pendants	Baldock	The Heraldry Society	8

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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