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MOUNT

Unique ID: WILT-E01B1B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Late medieval or Post-medieval mount, probably a book fitting, probably dating to c. AD 1400-1600. The mount consists of a lozengiform plate with a central, domed boss with a concave reverse and central circular perforation.

Dimensions: length 18.0mm; width 13.5mm; thickness 4.3mm; weight 1.44g.

The mount can be compared to an example published by Egan & Pritchard (1991: 197, no. 1061), from a late medieval context but with them suggesting their use may continue into the Post-Medieval period. Comparable mounts on this database include NMGW-AC4A16 and WILT-DF0D10, the latter retaining a large separate rivet in situ. The mount most closely resembles Howsam's (2016) type A.11.2.

Sub class: Howsam 2016, A.11.2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Thickness: 4.3 mm
Weight: 1.44 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SSWM 5368; Finder's ref. 1136

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Chilmark (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9633
Four figure Latitude: 51.09629235
Four figure longitude: -2.05849897
1:25K map: ST9633
1:10K map: ST93SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books
Howsam, C.L.	2016	Book Fastenings and Furnishings: An archaeology of late Medieval books	Sheffield	Unpulished PhD Thesis

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Recording Institution: WILT
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 10 months ago

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