Record ID: SOM-8DFCA2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unusually wide post medieval cast copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle frame with one D-shaped and one trapezoid loop. The D-shaped loop curves out at the centre of the outer edge to create a projecting point in the shape of an ogee arch. The loops are trapezoid in section with bevelled sides and a flat back although the outer edge of the trapezoid loop is worn to an oval shape. The sises of the D-shaped loop are slightly wider. The strap bar is missing with old breaks at either end; there are pairs of lobed knops on the outer side opposite the breaks. The surface has a silver…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-66FAC3
Object type: APOTHECARY WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy apothecaries weight for 2 scruples. It is rectangular and flat and stamped on both sides with the traditional symbol for 2 scruples (like a backwards capital E joined to a y with two dots above it) with a star above. It measure 12.3mm long, 10.5mm wide and is 2.8mm thick. It weighs 2.39 grams. This type of weight was in use from 1618 AD to the 19th century.
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-688B81
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy terminal (stop) for a scale-tang knife handle. The stop is in the form of a pair of bifurcating horses hooves with deep incised lines between the pair and seperating the 'hooves' from the 'shoes' which are indicated by an incised central line for the frog, raised calkins at the ends and four punched indents for nail holes on each 'shoe'. The attachment end of the stop is oval and has a slot through it which contains the remains of the iron knife tang, the longer sides have wide incised lines running parallel to the edge between the slots. It is 17.6mm w…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-69C142
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval composite sheet copper-alloy button. The front and back are made of two pieces of copper alloy sheet soldered together, the separate copper alloy wire shank is missing. The front is convex with a central raised boss an an incised line around the edge. The back is now concave but parallels and the off centred form of the indent suggest it was originally convex and has been damaged. There is an irregular hole with spayed edge in the centre where the shank has been removed flanked by rectangular blow holes. To one side are stamped the initials TC or TG, probably a makers ma…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-A4DF10
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy stud chape from a shoe buckle. The chape has two cylindrical tubes at one end with the remains of a tube from the pin between them, around these is the rusted remains of the seperate iron spindle which would have gone through the tubes and into the buckle frame at either side. The body of the chape is flat and narrows immediately after the tubes before curving slightly out and then inwards to a narrower rectangular projection at the end opposite the tubes. This now ends in an old break but would have has a stud to attach to the leather shoe. The chape i…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A5FAD2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper-alloy button with a convex front and a integral attachment loop set off centre in the concave back. The loop was probably originally rectangular and has an off centre circular hole drilled through it; the upper part is missing to an old break. The front of the button is decorated with incised lines forming an outline, equal armed cross with a ring and dot at the centre. The central ring and dot has at least 4 rings, the outer of which is made of small annulets. The arms of the cross are also decorated with ring and dot, two on each arm, the outer ones have tw…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A69B38
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast lead-tin alloy button probably dating to the 17th-18th century. About three fifths of the button and the loop is lost to an old break. The front is slightly convex and decorated with a raised, cast design of a pellet border containing six symetrically arranged tendrils with two short branches and a longer branch curving in from the outer edge, the longer branches bifucate into two curls, the central curls from each branch create a ring around a central pellet giving a flower like appearence. The back is rough but appears plain with a central irregular indent where t…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A7F4F0
Object type: SKILLET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy skillet handle. The fragment tapers in width and thickness along its length and is trapezoid in plan with a wider upper surface, bevelled sides and flat back. The front has moulded geometric decoration of raised lines between recessed areas forming a row of squares containing four pointed ovals arranged in a saltire, like a quatrefoil; one complete square and sections of two others survive. Between two of the squares is a raised band with diagonal incisions making a rope effect and between the other two may be a row of pellets although this is unclear. …
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A8F848
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), plain cross initial mark, dated 1578 on coin, over stamped on 1577, North 1998
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Monday 31st January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shapwick', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-A98C62
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast lead alloy musket ball, 17.0mm in diameter and 26.31 grams in weight. There are faint traces of a casting seam and several dents and flattened areas, possibly from firing of post deposition damage. Lead bullets such as these were used from c1550 - 1850, most of them are likely to date from the 17th - 18th century as post-1800 most shot was made in shot towers rather than cast.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shapwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D43581
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy bar mount probably sdating to the 16th or 17th centuries. The mount is sub-rectangular in plan with expanded trefoil terminals and semi-circular projections on either side at the centre. The upper surface is corroded and pitted, but there appear to be incised lines running down each side of the bar and raised transverse collars between the bar and terminals. The reverse is slightly concave and it has three regularly spaced integrally cast rivets, the rivet behind one terminal is complete and bent outwards 90 degrees, the others are worn stubs. . The mou…
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 31st January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shapwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E49C05
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy traders token farthing issued by the borough of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, Williamson Vol 1, page 251, Gloucestershire 164
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Neville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E51722
Object type: SUNDIAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval complete cast copper-alloy 'pocket' sundial of 17th or 18th century date. The sundial is of the simple ring type. It consists of a broad, flat, copper alloy ring with a channel cut in the centre of the outer side along its circumference which is filled with a separate sliding collar; the ring is suspended by a short twist of wire. The exterior has two four incised lines running around it, one near each edge and two flanking the channel. The channel breaks through to the interior of the ring to create a slot along two-fifths of the circumference. This slot is f…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Neville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-37CBB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Foreign Post Medieval silver coin, possibly a Portugeause half-tostao of the late 16th to 17th century of unclear ruler and mint. The coin is extreamly worn with the edge lost all the way around and about a quarter of the flan lost to a break along one side.
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-388714
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy thimble formed by soldering copper alloy sheet into a long, slightly tapering cylinder with a separate domed top. The top and a part of the side are missing due to an old, very irregular break and the side has split along the seam, it is squashed inwards slightly at the base. The soldered seam is visible around the top and on the side. The sides are decorated with an irregular hand incised grid of lines leaving a strap work pattern, of two lozenges alternating with two pointed ovals, in reserve. There is a plain ring at the base. It is now 18.8mm by 15.3mm a…
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-786372
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame. The frame has two oval loops which have bevelled backs and bevelled and slightly widened outer edges, one with a transverse groove for a pin rest in the centre. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed with lobed knops at either end. The buckle has a reddish brown surface with areas of green patina. It is 22.6mm long, 17.7mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 2.33 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar buckle (page 54, No.307) which lacks the grooves on the loops, which he dates to c.1500-1650 AD.
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-78DAD6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702), dated 1697 on coin, minted at London. Opposing sides of the coin have been bent to give it an S shape in profile, coins modified in this way, especially those worn smooth are thought to be love tokens. The bends have been straightened but it is not clear if this was contemporary or more recent.
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CC0B17
Object type: JUG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd from a 16th to 17th century German stoneware jug. The rim is c.45mm in internal diameter and has a plain, rounded, top. Running around the outer side are several raised rings. The fabric is pale grey with rare-sparse (1-5%) very fine sand inclusions. It has an almost clear glaze on the outerside which appears mid olive where it is thicker between the raised rings and a pale brown glaze on the inner side. It weighs 7.98 grams.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-CCBB24
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd from a large 17th-18th century glazed red earthenware vessel. The fabric is dark orange on the outer side blending to dark grey on the innerside below the glaze. it has sparse sand and occasional large quartz inclusions. The inner side has a fairly even dark brown glaze which appears yellow when thinner. The outer side has a thin dark orange-brown outer layer, possibly from slight vitrification in the kiln. It weighs 28.48 grams.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CCF9E3
Object type: JUG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a late 15th to 16th century jug handle formed of three strands twisted together in the 'barley-twist style'. The fabric is mid orange on the outer side and a pale grey reduced core, at one end the outer orange layer is thinner than the other. There are a few traces of white slip painted in lines along the creases of the twist. There is patchy remains of an pale olive glazed appearing pale yellow-green over the slip. The glaze coverage appears to have always been slightly uneven as there are areas of dark red-brown where the unglazed surface has fired in the kiln. It weighs…
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F56DA3
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One part (hooked section) of a Post Medieval book clasp. The clasp is comprised of two thin sheets of copper alloy riveted together at both ends. The upper surface is rectangular in plan with one end (the strap attachment end) expanded into a scalloped fishtailed end. The opposite end widens into a bar from which projects a hook. The reverse is similar in plan with the hook end expanded into a bar, now partly lost to old breaks but missing the hook and with the fluting at the strap attachment end is replaced by a straight but widened end. The upper surface is decorated in the centre …
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F743E1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy openwork hooked tag. The tag is flat back and has a moulded front. It is in the form of a cord tied in an openwork hungerford knot with pellets on each cord terminal. The terminals of the knotted cord are joined by a bar to form a trapezoidal attachment loop. Projecting from the central loop of the knot is a long narrow hook. The hook is bent backwards 180 degrees and D shaped in section with a flat back. It is 28.8mm long, 19.2mm wide and 1.9mm thick; it weighs 2.02 grams. Read (2008: 110, No.336) illustrates a similar example although with cross …
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Coker', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F8CEF5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap distributor of late Medieval or Post Medieval date. The piece is flat and formed of four conjoined rings with a solid area between them, there is a slightly off centre circular hole through this central area and projecting pointed knops at the junctions between the rings. The edges and the holes in the centres of the rings are slightly bevelled on the front. It is 24.7mm by 25.6mm and 1.8mm thick; it weighs 4.52 grams. A similar piece, but with a boss rather than a hole in the centre is recorded on this database, NMS-34D260, that example still has sw…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Stowey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4AC892
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy farthing of James I dating to AD 1613 to 1614. Harrington type 2, initial mark unclear. Minted at London. North (1991:149) no.2132.
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7757A2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy spherical rumbler bell (crotal) of Post Medieval date. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with sub-square suspension loop projecting from the top between them. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long sound slit with circular holes at each end. the upper hemisphere is plain while the lower is decorated with the common 's…
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pilton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7A12A6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame. Only one oval loop now remains, the other is lost to old breaks. The strap bar is narrowed with scallop-shell shaped knops at either end, the shape emphasised by indented rayed lines. From the centre of the outer edge of the complete loop projects a large lozenge shaped knop. The flat top of the knop is stepped up in two steps from the surface of the loop. The inner side of the outer edge of the loop is curved inwards slightly opposite this knop. It is bent as well as broken and is now 28.6mm long, 25.3mm wide and 2.1mm thick, …
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 7th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F25048
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One part of a cast copper alloy swivel fitting probably of Post Medieval date. The remaining piece consists of a hollow hemisphere with an incised ring near the top. From the top point projects an oval loop, rectangular in cross section with rounded edges with a slightly flattened and widened top side. It is 24.8mm tall, 19.2mm in diameter and weighs 13.34 grams. It is different in construction from the Medieval swivels and the general form suggests a later date.
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F2A182
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper mount dating to the 16th or 17th centuries. The mount is in the form of a large circular boss with a projection to one side. The boss has a hollow back and convex front which rises in three steps to a central pellet, between the second and third step is a double incised ring. The edges of the boss are irregular and slightly damaged but it seems probable there was only ever one projection. The projecting piece is in the form of a circular lobe with a smaller lobed terminal beyond, both are convex on the front and the larger lobe has a hollow back. From the bac…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F2D960
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval incomplete cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame. The loops are trapizoid, one is complete but 90% of the other is lost to old breaks. The complete loop is rectangular in cross section with the outer edge extended into a point in the centre flanked by rounded knops at the corners. There is an incised line running down the front of the outer edge, parrallel with the side of the loop and a cross line incised in the centre as a pin rest. There are projecting knops at the ends of the narrowed strap bar. The pin is formed of a simple strip of copper alloy bent around the…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F30E64
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop rectangular buckle frame with decorated outer edge. The sides and strap bar are plain and oval in section. The outer edge has an incised line running down the centre of it with a central transverse pin notch. Projecting from the centre of the outer side is a slightly flatter D shaped expansion with a lobed knop terminal projecting from the centre. Double transverse incised lines with a raised line between separate the D shape from the main outer side and the knop terminal from the D. The pin is missing. It is 32.5mm long, 25.4mm wide and 3.1…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F3A113
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle frame with one oval and one rectangular loop. There are projecting lobed knops on the outer corners of both loops and at the end of the strap bar. The loops are trapizoid in section with bevelled sides and a flat back. The outer edge of the rectangular loop has regular indents creating the appearence of four lobes in a row between the corner knops. The surface has a silvery appearence and appears tinned.The pin is missing. It is 23.4mm long, 18.3mm wide and 2.3mm thick; it weighs 2.56 grams. Whitehead (2003:92) illustra…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D884A0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Edward VI in name of Henry VIII, minted at Canterbury, 1547-1551 AD, North 1881
Created on: Monday 24th January 2011
Last updated: Sunday 6th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D8F258
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), second coinage, catherine wheel initial mark, minted at Canterbury under Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, 1533-1544 AD, North 1804.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 19th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2CAD57
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval cast copper-alloy strap fitting, probably for a sword belt of 16th-17th century date. One end of the strap fitting survives with part of a pendant loop. It is a shaped plate with a flat back and moulded front. At one end is a circular terminal with a further projecting terminal knop at the end, now lost to an old break. The circular section has a recessed front with a raised fleur de lis in the centre surrounded by a circular border the ends of which curl back creating a scolled effect. The next element is a waisted section with five incised transverse lines a…
Created on: Monday 21st February 2011
Last updated: Friday 8th April 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Martock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9F71F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount in the form of an openwork lozenge (mascle). The outer edge has regularly spaced indents giving a scalloped or cusped appearence, the inner edge is straight. In the centre of one edge is a projecting knop on the outer side, possibly a casting flat. It is trapezoid in section with bevelled sides and a wider back. There are two integral attachment spikes on the back, one near each end but off centre. Both are rectangular in section and bent over at 90 degrees but one is bent towards the end and one to the side. It is 18.4mm by 10.8mm and 6.5mm thic…
Created on: Friday 9th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9F27F2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy mount in the form of an openwork quatrefoil with scallop shell shaped expansions between the petals. In the centre is an equal armed cross the ends of the arms of which are joined by projecting V-shaped points with rounded ends. The outer edge is much wider than the cross. Between the points, at the ends of the cross arms are large shell shaped expansions with flaring sides and outer edges that are shaped slightly into a trilobed shape. The front of each shell is decorated with three grooves radiating from the base to the outer edge, each flanked by nar…
Created on: Friday 9th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6763D6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble with maker's mark dating 1520-1620. The thimble has sloping sides and a slightly domed top with a raised centre. The indentations are oval and have been hand stamped in a continuous spiral from the top to the rim with no bare tonsure. At the end of the indentations there is a stamped maker's mark It is not blear but is probably an angular S in a recessed panel. Below the indentations there is a single linear border just above the rim. It is 16.2mm in diameter at the base. 17.5mm tall, the walls are 0.9mm thick and it weighs 4.28 grams. H…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-78C368
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the leg and the foot from a Post medieval cast copper alloy vessel, c. 1500-1700 AD. The leg is D-shaped in section with a concave back and convex front divided into 5 ribs running down the length. The foot is also D-shaped in section but narrower with a with a plain convex front and flat to slightly convex back, it has a rounded end. There is an old irregular break at the upper end. It is 43.1mm tall, 27.3mm wide, 14.5mm thick; it weighs 42 grams.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-10EB37
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two copper alloy sheet late Medieval or Post-Medieval rivets, of the type usually used for repairing metal vessels. The rivets are formed from kite shaped pieces of sheet metal, rolled into a cone, with the top folded over to form the head. Rivet 1 (photo): Length: 29.2mm, Width of head: 12.1 by 8.9mm, Maximum diameter of shank: 7.1mm, Weight: 3.25g Rivet 2: Length: 23.4mm, Width of head: 10.0 by 6.8mm, Maximum diameter of shank: 7.6mm, Weight: 2.10g A discussion of these rivets can be found in Egan (2005, p.101). Egan suggests that these were a later form a rivet, which took …
Created on: Friday 4th March 2011
Last updated: Sunday 6th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3F15F8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead two disk cloth seal with a large letter A flanked with annulets and with an annulet below all within a pellet border on one side and with a pinecone in a cusped border on the other. The tab that would have joined the two disks is missing from an old break. It is 21.2mm by 18.5mm and 3.6mm thick; it weighs 6.87 grams. The design indicates it is from a mixed linen-warp and cotton weft fabric from Augsberg, Germany, dating to the 16th or 17th century. Cf. Egan (1994) nos.308-10.
Created on: Sunday 6th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.