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Unique ID: IOW-C2FE99
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy furniture fitting in the form of a drop handle from a drawer pull (c. 1660-c. 1710).
The object is sub-trapezoidal in shape, with a constriction below a sub-square suspension loop. The loop is recessed with a rectangular perforation. At the opposite end, the handle curls rearwards and projects outwards to each side. The central field below the constriction has a raised triangular moulding.
Height: 42.7mm; width at top: 13.4mm; width at base: 28.5mm; maximum thickness at centre: 2.2mm. Weight: 6.11g.
The front has an even shiny green patina and the rear face is green and coarse with some off-white corrosion deposits. File marks can be seen at the top with numerous scratches on the lower part.
A similar drawer-pull been published and illustrated (Read: 1995: 162, ref: 1086).
Similar handles have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BH-9DFBF5; DENO-2817C7; DENO-7D6EE2; DUR-601D44; HAMP-059D41; HAMP-54D824; IOW-12E275; IOW-474DE5; KENT-C6B427; LANCUM-741CC0; LANCUM-B75166; LVPL-4C80E7; NARC-2B9254; NARC-88A268; NCL-557925; NLM-39DF53; NMS-01DD13; PUBLIC-CA4CF1; SUSS-DB9221; SWYOR-9CA8D5; SWYOR-B9EA81; WMID-17B037; YORYM-520527 and YORYM-FEBD55.
Read, B. 1988. History beneath our feet. Merlin Publishing: Braunton.
Class: Drop handle
Current location of find: finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1710
Quantity: 1
Height: 42.7 mm
Width: 28.5 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 6.11 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th October 2013
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Other reference: IOW2014-1-9
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Read, B. | 1988 | History Beneath Our Feet (1988) | Braunton | Merlin | 162 | 1086 |