Record ID: SF8852
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Possible fragment of purse frame. Now bent out of shape, causing stress to the metal, it appears originally to have been gently curved. It is L-shaped in cross-section, with one longer and thicker arm and one shorter slimmer one. From the edge of the longer thicker arm of the L there are three surviving projections, each 1 mm long and ending in a slightly burred-over edge. It is more usual to have sewing holes in the frame, and the metal has a crisp and in some ways modern appearance. If it is a purse frame, it should date to the late 15th or early 16th century (c. 1450-15…
Created on: Monday 1st July 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'ROYDON', grid reference and parish protected.