SPUR

An incomplete copper alloy spur of probable later Post-Medieval date (1600-1700) broken into two refitting pieces. The first piece is the majority of one arm, without an attachment terminal, while the second is the remainder of the arm the beginnings of a neck and the second arm. The rowel, its box and most of the neck are missing.

The arms are D-shaped, almost triangular, in cross section and tapers slightly from the apex of the spur to their ends. In profile they both are convex. Each arm ends in a vertical terminal lacking any attachment fittings. It is unclear wether these are due to old worn breaks.

The neck of the spur is formed at the mid point of the spur. it is initially lozenge shape and has a thick lozenge shaped collar at its based it extends for less than 5mm before ending in an abraded break. 

The spur has an even mid red brown patina with occasional green patches across its entire surface.

The fragment is c.60mm long, c.60m wide, 13mm high and weighs 31.46 grams.

Spurs are relatively common in the 17th Century when fashion dictated they were worn as an article of dress rather than for just riding. KENT-CB8369 is a particularly similar example on the database both being particularly small and so maybe a spur for a child. Similar examples have also been excavated from Beeston Castle, Cheshire (Ellis 1993: figs. 113-114) while Read illustrates similar examples which he suggests date to the 17th century (Read 2001:65, fig.41).