Record ID: WAW-83749F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of Edward I (1272-1307) minted in London between 1280 and 1281. Class 3c : North No. 1018.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-8309F1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post Medieval (12th to mid 19th centuries) cooking vessel leg: In plan the leg is a sub-rectangle with a asymmetrical rounded foot and a broken upper edge. This break is not recent. The leg is rectangular in section with rounded edges and the outer face is decorated with a slight central vertical ridge. The surface has a mottled mid green/brown patina with traces of a carbon build up. The leg measures 60.33mm tall, 33.71mm wide and 14.16mm thick. It weighs 100.4g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (1998) comments that commonly used cook…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-DB3A06
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1350-1500) book fitting of Howsam type A.1.1. The clasp is cast in one piece, but is composed of three components; a decorative knop possibly depicting a dog, a perforated body and probable axis bar. The probable axis bar protrudes from and is integral to a sub-circular form which has a small central circular aperture. This aperture would allow a stud which was fixed to the book to be inserted to hold the strap in place whilst the strap kept the book closed. Integral to the circular form, on the opposite edge to the axis bar there is a decorate knop possible in the form of…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: WAW-DA8A38
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval (1350-1500) book clasp of Howsam type A.1.3. A copper alloy mounted book clasp. The clasp is cast in one piece, but is composed of three components; a lug, a flat perforated body and bar. The bar forms one side of a sub-rectangular loop, which protrudes from and is integral to the flat oval or D-shaped body, which has a large central circular aperture. This aperture would allow a stud which was fixed to the book to be inserted to hold the strap in place whilst the strap kept the book closed. Integral to the oval form, on the opposite edge to the arms there is a small lug wh…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: WAW-47BC76
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1230-1400) buckle. A copper alloy oval frame buckle with missing pin. In plan, the buckle frame is sub-oval with an off-set strap bar. The strap bar is sub-rectangular in section. On the frame opposite the strap bar there are two knops which flank three grooves where the pin would have been rested. The rest of the frame is undecorated. The frame has a mid-green/grey patina. Length of the frame is 21.35mm. The width of the frame is 17.53mm. Maximum thickness of the frame is 2.75mm. Weight: 2.3g. The buckle is dated to the Medieval period between 1230-1400 due to simil…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-473FD8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (mid 14th to early 15th century) buckle. The copper alloy buckle would have had a D-shaped frame, the integral spacer is incomplete. The buckle frame is fragmentary. Integral to the strap bar is a forked spacer. There are two arms to the spacer which are straight and have parallel exterior edges. They have been damaged recently at the tips with one arm measuring longer than the other. The interior edge of each arm is stepped once, forming an 'n' shape within which the pin would have been positioned, but is since missing. The upper and lower edges of the spacer are slightly st…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-4695D4
Object type: CURTAIN FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1300-1800) curtain ring. A sub-oval copper alloy curtain ring or loop, which is well worn on one internal edge. The ring has slightly rounded edges and is sub-oval in plan. In profile the loop is flat. It measures 22.76mm long, 22.53mm wide and is 2.35mm thick. It weighs 1.6g. Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson (1993) who describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. Courtney (in Ellis, P. (ed.) 1993 Beeston Castle, …
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
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Record ID: WAW-4628B3
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1225-1375) scabbard chape. The chape is made from a sheet of copper alloy which was originally trapezoidal and it has then been folded creating a central vertical seam on the reverse. The lower edge forms a closed blunt point whereas the upper edge forms an oval aperture. On the outer face at the upper edge there is a single horizontal linear groove as decoration and one small rivet hole under the rim. There are races of active bronze disease on the outer face. It measures 31.34mm long, 13.10mm wide and 6.90mm thick. It weighs 4.2g, but note some soil still fills the lower p…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
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Record ID: WAW-207223
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1275-1375) buckle plate. The plate is sub-rectangular in plan. The strap bar has been folded in half where the strap bar would have been. The upper surface of the plate and reverse are undecorated. The surface of the plate has a green patina. The plate measures 21.64mm long, 9.15mm wide and 2.82mm in thickness. It weighs 1.6g. In Egan and Pritchard (2002) there are similar buckle plates, particularly Nos. 505 and 514, which date to the late 13th to 14th centuries. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F. (2002) Dress Accessories 1150-1450. Woodbridge, The Boydell Press.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
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Record ID: WAW-1FABE7
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1300-1400) clasp. An incomplete cast copper-alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date. It is missing its plate due to old breaks. The frame is damaged and misshapen with the inner edge bar missing. The outer edge is zoomorphic in form with incised decoration on the front face. This comprises two circular apertures forming eyes, with diagonal lines running between them to the outer edge delineating the nose/snout and a triangular area of transverse lines representing the forehead and/or hair. The snout projects slightly beyond the outer edge of the frame and there are proj…
Created on: Monday 17th February 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-1ED6A2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1275-1400) buckle. A copper double looped oval shaped buckle. One loop is partially missing. The loops are undecorated, but the outer edge is obliquely angled. The intact loop expands slightly in width towards the apex. The reverse is undecorated, but is also obliquely angled on the interior edge. The strap bar is narrowed, and is triangular in section. The pin is missing. The buckle frame has a green patina. The buckle measures 22.64mm long and 16.38mm wide. It weighs 1.5g. Egan and Pritchard (2002 Dress Accessories Boydell Press) date a similar shaped buckle (No. 380)…
Created on: Monday 17th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CA4745
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (14th to 17th centuries) lace tag: a copper alloy lace tag which is formed by a sheet of copper alloy and has been curled forming a tapering tube with a vertical seam. The surface has traces of a green/brown coloured patina otherwise the surface is abraded. It measures 67.92mm long, 6.86mm wide and weighs 7.2g (note the tag is filled with soil). Margeson (1993) illustrates similar examples, 121-123 and dates them to the 14th to 17th century. Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. E…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
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Record ID: WAW-C9BB52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: halfpenny of Edward III (1327-1377) minted in London between 1344 and 1351. Withers Type 9. Florin coinage. North No. 1131.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
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Record ID: WAW-C9AFC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin:penny of Edward IV, Second reign (1471-1483) minted in London between 1471 and 1483. North No. 1641.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 15th May 2014
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Record ID: WAW-793D42
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of probably Edward III (1327-1377) minted in Durham.
Created on: Monday 4th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Record ID: WAW-78C430
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval seal matrix. The matrix is a flat-backed type, which is a pointed oval in plan. The reverse of the matrix is flat and decorated with a transverse rectangular ridge which terminates with an integral perforated loop. The underside of the matrix has a legend around the edges and a central device. The legend reads '[ ]E[ ]EM[ ]OE[ ]VM[ ]'. The central device has two registers: the upper, the main register, has Mary holding the infant Christ and the lower register contains a man facing left possibly holding a quiver of arrows. The figures are separated by triangular…
Created on: Monday 4th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 4th February 2014
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Record ID: WAW-BD0156
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead or lead alloy unidentified object: The object is a shield shape in plan with an obliquely angled upper edge. This edge may not be the original edge, but the patina does cover it. In section the item is triangular in section, with two faces forming the outer face. The face to the left has a high-relief X in the upper half. The object is covered with a well developed cream covered patina. It measures 18.8mm long, 18.49mm wide, 6.1mm thick and weighs 8.8g. The date is not certain, but the decoration, material, patina and shape perhaps suggest a Medieval or Post Medieval date, 1…
Created on: Monday 14th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
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Record ID: WAW-722C78
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny from Henry IV to VI minted in York between 1399 and 1471. The coin has been heavily clipped.
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-720D45
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-72) minted in London between 1248 and 1250. Class 3c; North No. 988.
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th September 2013
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Record ID: WAW-71DE07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: cut halfpenny of Henry II (1154-1189) minted during 1154 and 1180. Cross-crosslet type; North Nos. 952/1961/3. The mint name possibly starts with an I suggesting the mint is either Ilchester or Ipswich.
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th September 2013
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