Rights Holder: Frank Basford
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Unique ID: IOW-954403
Object type certainty: Certain
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Incomplete silver huntsman's whistle of Post Medieval date, probably early sixteenth century. Length 65.5mm. Weight 9.11g. The weight includes soil within the body of the whistle.
The whistle, cut from silver sheet, is folded and joined along the underside with a soldered seam. It increases in diameter from the mouth-piece, where it is 7mm in diameter, to the open end where the diameter is 9.5mm.
Two collars composed of spiralled silver wire divide the whistle into three sections. Threaded through each spiral is a silver wire core of the same size as the spirals. The first section has an obliquely angled mouth-piece (as viewed from the side) and a D-shaped sound-hole (as viewed from above). The second section is decorated with a grid of small punched squares. Upon this background are two chevron-shaped-panels which contain alternating motifs of roses and pomegranates. Each of the motifs is separated by a single or double pellet. The third section has a stamped and very worn maker's mark. This mark is probably a letter B within a shield. Adjacent to the open end of this section is a cabled band around the body. Soldered over the seam, on the underside, is a small silver wire loop that secures a free running silver wire ring to facilitate attachment. This ring is 10mm in diameter and is made of wire which is slightly thicker than the wire forming the spirals. The whistle is slightly dented in places.
Notes:
A similar undecorated silver whistle has been recorded from the Chichester area of West Sussex. (Treasure Annual Report 1998 -1999. 93, fig.242).
Current location of find: Isle of Wight Heritage Service
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2005T96
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1509
Date to: Circa AD 1624
Quantity: 1
Length: 64.5 mm
Weight: 9.11 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2005
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Other reference: Treasure case No BM2005 T96; IOW2005-77
Treasure case number: 2005T96
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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DCMS | 2000 | Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 93, fig.242 |