Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
MOUNT
Unique ID: IOW-B92547
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is convex at the front and flat at the rear. At the front it has a pair of parallel horizontal grooves dividing the fruit from the cupola. There is a 'stalk' at the bottom. At the rear there are two tapering spikes, one at each end. Both are circular in cross-section.
The front is reddish brown and the rear largely has a matt green patina. At the front there are traces of a shiny green patina. There is no indication of any surface treatment.
Height: 31.3mm; width: 11.0mm; thickness: 1.8mm; thickness including spikes: 5.9mm. Weight: 2.19g.
Mounts in similar form and style have been published by Brian Read. These published mounts have been dated by Read to c. 1600-c. 1700 AD (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs: 331-334).
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Class: Acorn
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 31.3 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 2.19 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd August 2015 - Sunday 23rd August 2015
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-366
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 29, fig. 22 | 331-334 |
Similar objects
Find number: IOW-59B883
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is convex at the front and concave at the…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: IOW-B73F64
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is convex at the front and concave at the…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: IOW-D1BDED
Object type: MOUNT
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is convex at the front and con…
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