TOILET ARTICLE

Part of a cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval spoon handle.

The main body of this object is an elongated leaf-shape in plan and flat in section. At the top end the object curves slightly backwards and on the curve is a decorative terminal. The terminal is formed from a biconical knop, 6.82mm in diameter and 4.48mm high, which sits upon a short neck. At the very top of the knop is a further smaller knop, also biconical. This is 2.8mm high and 3.5mm in diameter. At the pointed end of the body, the object extends into a thin, twisted shaft, circular in section, that extends for 16.62mm. This shaft is of equal width along its length and is truncated. The break edge, though not fresh, is not worn smooth, suggesting the damage occurred in the more recent past. One side of the main body is decorated with an incised decoration of random curved lines and short strokes. The reverse is plain. The object survives in good condition with an even grey patina, suggesting the metal is heavily alloyed. The overall length of the object is 60.08mm; it is 13.28mm wide across the curved end, narrowing to 2mm at the twisted shaft. It is 1.6mm thick and weighs 5.76g.

Many similar objects have been recorded on the database, see WILT-93DD24, DENO-76C2F7, SWYOR-A47077.

These items have all been dated to the Post-Medieval peirod, c. 1650 - 1800