Rights Holder: Royal Institution of Cornwall
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
HARNESS MOUNT
Unique ID: CORN-9F5675
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete cast lead horse-harness boss with a central circular convex dome surrounded by a moulded flat flange around the edge. The dome is decorated with a central plain circle surounded by a concentric band and then six circles alternating with six trefoil petals to form a flower. The flower is bordered by another concentric band at thebase of the dome, beyond which are seven moulded leaves in relief, divided by eight impressed annulets. The boss might have been mounted on the leather blinker on a horse's bridle. Part of one of iron attachment loops remains on the back of the boss, but the area where almost half of the boss has been torn away may have held the other attachment loop, which was ripped off of the leather.
A similar example, YORYM-C073E6, has been recorded from Ryedale in North Yorkshire, and is dated to the 18th century, and another local example from Kenwyn can bee seen in CORN-66A852.
Read (1988) illustrates a similar example from Kingkerswell in Devon on page 180, No.1228, which is dated from the late 18th century to the 19th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 9.6 mm
Weight: 47.94 g
Diameter: 55 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th July 2012 - Sunday 29th July 2012
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: St. Dennis (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SW9458
Four figure Latitude: 50.385717
Four figure longitude: -4.89915
1:25K map: SW9458
1:10K map: SW98NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 1988 | History Beneath Our Feet (1988) | Braunton | Merlin | 180, | No.1228 |
Similar objects
Find number: CORN-66A852
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Incomplete cast lead bridle boss, circular in plan, with a shallow hollow central dome, decorated with an incised star pattern and defined by…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: CORN-406D65
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Incomplete cast lead bridle boss or horse harness mount, circular in plan, with plain, flat but raised central face, surrounded by a moulded …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NMS-D600B4
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Incomplete medieval gilt copper alloy sheet harness mount: a low circular dome with integral lateral projections, of which one is intact and …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618