Record ID: IOW-7DFB35
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval leg from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650 AD). The object is sub-circular in cross-section and has a small portion of the body of the vessel at one end. The other end is in the form of an irregular break. It has a mid-green patina which is overlain in places with a black substance, probably consolidated soot. 54.64 x 17.42 x 16.49mm. Maximum diameter of leg: 11.28mm. Weight: 42.06g. Similar legs were common on all types of cooking vessels, cauldrons, skillets, posnets and ewers. Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in …
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-7D8640
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval leg/foot from a cast copper-alloy cooking vessel (c. 1250-c. 1650 AD). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section throughout its length. It has a flat undecorated rear face. At the front there is a central vertical rib. The base is rounded and uneven and the top is in the form of an old oblique break. This foot is corroded and is partially covered with a black substance, probably consolidated soot. 48.09 x 34.31 x 14.92mm. Weight: 84.34g. Cast cooking vessels seem to have come into use in the second half of the 13th century and to have con…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-7D31E3
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy object. Possibly part of a purse frame (c. 1450-c. 1550 AD). This misshapen object has a groove on one side. At one end there is the remains of a circular hole and at the opposite end there is a recent break. It has a shiny green patina. 36.96 x 7.56 x 4.98mm. Weight: 5.03g.
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-7CB236
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy radiate or nummus, c. AD 260-402; Obverse and reverse illegible. Diameter: 15.10mm. Weight: 1.08g.
Created on: Monday 7th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-53AAE4
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of cast copper-alloy casting waste of Unknown date. This piece is irregular in plan. One face is convex and the opposite face is broadly flat. It is light green with patches of an olive green patina. 33.44 x 22.82 x 7.17mm. Weight: 12.14g.
Created on: Saturday 5th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-536C65
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead unidentified object of Unknown date. The object has a terminal, rectangular in plan and cross-section (height: 8.34; width: 17.87; thickness: 8.04mm). Two transverse circular holes penetrate the terminal and both are about 3.70mm in diameter. At each end of the terminal there is a curving arm, irregular in cross-section. The surfaces are uneven and it has a buff patina. Height: 22.92mm; width: 26.45mm; thickness: 9.12mm. Weight: 20.81g.
Created on: Saturday 5th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-530122
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, damaged and misshapen post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy 'hawking' whistle (c. 1700-c. 1900 AD). The main body of the whistle is hollow and tubular in cross-section with a semi-circular sound hole at the top. Between the sound hole and the mouth-piece is a narrow collar and level with the collar, on the inside of the whistle, is a vertical baffle with a small aperture at the top. The mouth-piece is convex at the top and concave on the underside to accommodate the lower lip of the player and has a narrow, semi-circular inlet hole. The lower part of the mouth pie…
Created on: Saturday 5th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-2B2F11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Henri at Bristol. Class 3a-3c, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-988). Obverse: hENRICVS REX III; Crowned bust facing without sceptre Reverse: [ ]RIO/NBR/VST; Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-299AB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval Chinese copper-alloy 1 ch'ien (cash) coin of the Emperor Gaozong of the Qianlong period (1736-1795 AD), minted by the Board of Revenue at Beijing.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-28F363
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Modern cast copper-alloy military button of the Hampshire Fencible Cavalry (c. 1794-1801). This silver plated button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front it has a raised rim. Within the rim a raised design consists of circular frond with regularly spaced leaves. It has enclosed serifed capital letters: H F/L D. The rear face has a maker's mark in serifed capital letters: .FIRMIN & WESTALL.STRAND. At the centre of the rear face there is a stub of the missing loop. Diameter: 17.44mm; thickness: 4.34mm. Weight: 2.57g. The i…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 19th December 2015
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Record ID: IOW-28A024
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Modern cast base-metal military button with a white-metal coating. A button of the Isle of Wight Artillery and Infantry Volunteer Corps. The button is circular, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front it has a raised design consisting of a medieval drum tower with I*W*V in serifed capitals below (Isle of Wight Volunteers). It has a six-pointed star at each side of the letter W. At the rear there is a stub of the missing loop. Diameter: 20.47mm; thickness: 2.76mm. Weight: 3.39g. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wight_rifles#The_Isle_of_Wight_Rifle…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2015
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Record ID: IOW-268355
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and slightly misshapen post-Medieval cast copper-alloy mount (c. 1500-c. 1700 AD). The body of the mount is flat and symmetrical. It has a rectangular terminal at each end which has a decorative transverse groove. There is an indent at the end of the grooves. It has a central rectangular element that is divided from the terminals by two semi-circular cut outs at each side. Each projecting end of this element has two indents similar to those on the terminals. The rear face has two tapering integral spikes, one at each end. These are rectangular in cross-section. The tip …
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-261F02
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy furniture drop-handle of probable 18th century date (c. 1700-c. 1800 AD). This complete handle has a symmetrical open frame with cusped sides and base. It has a suspension loop at the top which is divided from the frame by a collar. The frame has traces of moulded decoration on both faces. There is no trace of a patina and it is a drab light green colour. 39.24 x 17.59 x 6.88mm. Weight: 3.04g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-242FE3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy unidentified object of post-Medieval to Modern date (c. 1500-c. 1900 AD). It is sub-triangular in plan, slightly convex on one face and largely flat on the opposite face. It is sinuous at each side and has a ragged transverse break at one end. From this end both sides taper inwards before becoming parallel and the then taper to a sharp point. On the flat face, adjacent to the transverse break, there is a central sub-rectangular projection that is rectangular in cross-section. This feature also has a ragged transverse break. The surface is largely a …
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-196205
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Joseph Whithead of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1664 on token (Champion 1995: 58, ref. 118). Obverse: IOSEPH WHITHEAD.IN; 1664 in field Reverse: NEWPORT.ILE.OF.WITE; W/I K (W over I K) Diameter: 15.70mm. Weight: 0.69g. DA =12:12. It is recorded that in 1677, Widow Katherine Whithead was fined 5/- for having a "Roman" or stranger in her house. Champion, A. F., 1995. Trade Tokens of the Isle of Wight. Privately Published.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 11th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-190F94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307 AD), minted at London. Class 10cf, 1305-1310 (North 1991: 32, refs: 1040-1043). Obverse: [ ]DNS[ ]YB.; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown and wedged drapery Reverse: CIVI/TAS/L[ON]/DON; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 5th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-0069B8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval openwork buckle frame (c. 1720-c. 1790 AD). The fragment is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. At the front it is in the form of a flower head with six evenly spaced pellets representing petals with a similar pellet at the centre. Two small protrusions are portions of openwork. There are traces of gilding at the front. 15.49 x 8.99 x 2.69mm. Weight: 1.37g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-FD27F8
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast-lead pendant of possible post-Medieval date. The pendant is slightly misshapen and is oval in plan with the stub of a suspension loop at the top. At the front it has a raised design which is probably a standing figure. A legend around the figure is very worn and illegible. It has the remains of a buff patina on both faces. Height: 27.42mm; width: 20.70mm; thickness; 2.96mm. Weight: 8.96g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-FBD4C2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and undecorated Medieval copper alloy-sheet sub-spherical bell (c. 1250-c. 1450 AD). This bell is formed of two hemispheres joined at the centre by a circumferential raised joining rib. It is circular in plan and sub-oval in side view. At the apex of the upper hemisphere it has a suspension loop formed from a copper-alloy strip which has been joined and soldered to the bell. The lower hemisphere has a sound slit with an integral sound hole at each end. There is a free moving corroded spheroid iron sound-pea within the bell. This bell has traces of a silvery green patina. …
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-E87CC6
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy front-plate from a two-piece chape belonging to a dagger or sword (c. 1450-c. 1550 AD). Ward Perkins Type II. The front plate of a two-piece open-work tongue-shaped chape. It is convex at the front and hollow at the rear. At the top, its maximum width is 28.69mm. From the top the sides taper inwards to the pointed base where there is a rounded knop. Above the knop, a central vertical rib is decorated with evenly spaced oblique grooves. The top of the rib would have terminated with a decorative knop. However, this is missing. At either si…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.