Record ID: CORN-DA457C
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy hooked mount from a sword belt. The mount is an elongated shield shape in plan, with a straight top and convex sides: 36.5 mm in length, 22 mm in width and 1.7 mm in thickness. Above this is an open-ended suspension loop or hook 11 mm in length and 3 mm in thickness. The total weight of the pendant is 9.05 g. There is damage to the top left and lower right margins of the shield. The surfaces of the mount are corroded but some elements of a design are visible. The shield is divided into two by a diagonal band 6 mm wide, sloping down from left to right. The heraldic …
Created on: Monday 21st October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
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Record ID: CORN-9FCE75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second Issue (1560-61), mintmark martlet (1560-1561), Spink 2558.
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Record ID: CORN-3257D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver half-groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue (1582-1600), mintmark tun (1592-1595) with crowned bust with two pellets behind head, beaded inner circles, Spink 2579.
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: CORN-269E72
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth Issue (1582-1600), mintmark crescent (1587-9), Spink 2579.
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2017
Last updated: Saturday 17th June 2017
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Record ID: CORN-8B931E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third and Fourth Issues (1561-1577), mintmark pheon (1561-1565), with date of 1565 on reverse, smaller flan with inner circle diameter 14 mm, Spink 2565.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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Record ID: CORN-8B8F92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third and Fourth Issues (1561-1577), mintmark ermine (1572-1573) , dated to 1572 on the reverse, intermediate bust B on obverse, Spink 2562.
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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Record ID: CORN-5DC73C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double loop trapezoidal buckle with missing pin, dating from 1620-1680 (Whitehead, 1996, p.84, no.527). The buckle has undulating moulding between the rounded knops on the narrow end of the frame and between larger lobed knops which flare out as winged extensions on either end of the wide end of the frame. There is a central narrowed pin bar which is trapezoidal in section and 2.5 mm wide and 2 mm thick.This type of buckle is known as a "butterfly" buckle (Whitehead, 1996, 81) and was probably used to buckle spurs. See record LIN-0C58F7 for a virtually identical b…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2017
Last updated: Saturday 18th February 2017
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Record ID: CORN-6C654A
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy hooked mount, probably from a sword belt, ovoid in plan and slightly domed in profile, with a trefoil terminal at one end and a circular hook at the opposite end. The upper face of the mount is engraved with a design of curved feathers and punched with ring and dot motifs. The attachment knop is ovoid with a circular terminal. There is an iron rivet still extant in the knopped terminal and also what might be the remains of an iron plate on the back of the mount has at the hooked end, retaining traces of leather underneath, but the iron oxide makes it difficult to ide…
Created on: Sunday 18th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-6C3ED9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double-loop, trapezoidal buckle with moulded outer edges consisting of two outer lobes at each end of the buckle on either side of a pointed triangular projection. The pointed centre of the edge of each loop is engraved with a notch, for the pin to rest on. There is an engraved transverse line across the upper surface of each outer edge of the frame at the base of and at right angles to the pin notch. The pin bar is narrowed and flush with the frame, with a small knop on either end. The pin is missing and one side of one of the loops is broken. The inner edges of the…
Created on: Sunday 18th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: CORN-6C1FDD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with a drilled frame for a separate iron spindle. The spindle survives within the iron oxide, but the pin is missing. The frame is symmetrical in plan with concave sides and is moulded at the front and plain at the back with bevelled inner edges. When viewed from the side, it has a curved profile, which may mean it was likely to have been a shoe buckle. Above each spindle hole there is a moulded lozenge, with a scroll on either side which terminate in a roundel and arch outwards. At either end of the buckle the frame curves …
Created on: Sunday 18th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-290633
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver shilling of Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint under Parliament (1643-1648), Group F, sixth large Briot's bust type 4.4 with stellate lace collar and double-arched crown, mintmark eye (1645), Spink 2800.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Saturday 17th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-28F98D
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead gaming counter with four punched, recessed squares, 3 mm squared, set into one face. The back of the disc has circular blisters where the punch has pushed through, as the disc is only 2-3 mm thick. Egan (2005) illustrates two similar lead discs from London on page 163, fig.160, nos.836-7. No.836 has two rows of four stamped squares, and is dated from c.1530-1570, and no.837 has five stamped voided circles and is dated from c.1675-1700. These are both slightly heavier than the disc here, and are listed as lay (pan) weights, but are considered too light for any obvious stan…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Saturday 17th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-28F4DA
Object type: EWER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy ewer foot, semi-circular in section at the broken end, with a slightly everted but worn toe. The broken end would have originally widened to a curved flat terminal that would have attached to the body of the vessel. The foot is triangular in profile and worn but meant to look like the hoof of an animal. There are patches of black organic material still adhering to the surface of the leg, which was burnt on when the skillet was standing near the fire. Margeson (1993) illustrates similar ewer legs and feet on page 92, fig.59, nos.568-569, which are dated …
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-28E140
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy single-looped, sub-rectangular buckle frame with a narrowed strap bar, concave sides with bifid mouldings, and a rounded outer edge with an elaborate moulded pin notch of three oblique grooves, but missing its pin. The upper face of the frame has patches of black lacquer and the base of the frame is internally bevelled. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar buckle frame on page 28, no.146, which is dated from c.1500-1650.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-28D831
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper double-looped spectacle buckle with only most of one loop surviving. The frame is D-shaped in section where it is broken with a convex upper face and a straight-sided inner edge. At the outer edge of the extant loop there is a rounded knop with a moulded rosette on the upper face. The pin, bar and other matching loop are all missing. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar complete example on p.66, no.408, which is dated from c.1550-1650.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-28D202
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper double loop spectacle buckle and part of the pin, now bent into a V-shape in profile. There are moulded knops at either end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrowed and flush with the frame and the knops have raised lozenge-shaped mouldings. The frame is D-shaped in section, with a flat base and convex upper face. The outer edges of the frame are slightly expanded, and the inner edges are vertical. The pin has broken off about half way down its original length as it tapers towards the point, now missing. The pin is wrapped around the strap bar and is 3.5 mm w…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 24th August 2018
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Record ID: CORN-28CD28
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy one-piece button, circular in plan and flat in profile, with an integral fastening loop at the back. The face of the button is decorated with an incised six-petalled flower backed with six pointed leaves. The petals have parallel incised lines running transversely through them. The rosette is surrounded by an incised circular border, following the edge of the button. The back of the button has a circular copper alloy attachment loop with an aperture that is 4 mm in diameter. Read (2005) illustrates a button with the same pattern on page 79, no.324, which is dated …
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-C09050
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing trade token of William Ellery from Sudbury, Suffolk. The obverse depicts the Mercer's Arms within a square shield which is a crowned female bust or 'maid's head' which is attributed to 'Queen Agnes' (see notes). Mercers were merchants who dealt in textiles. Cf. Williamson, 1967: p.1101, no.331
Created on: Saturday 10th December 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2016
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Record ID: CORN-5F8760
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), Third coinage (1619-1625), initial mark thistle (1621-1623) with no stops on reverse. Cf. Spink (2014) p.272, no.2671
Created on: Friday 11th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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Record ID: CORN-5F6B63
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy oval knee buckle with traces of silvering on the upper surface and two spindle holes at either end of the length of the frame. The frame is hemispherical in section, with a flat back and decorated with a moulded border of conjoined spherical beads. The separate steel spindle which would have held a chape with two tongues, are all now missing, but the iron corrosion product has encrusted the frame, covering up the silver surface. There is a tiny section of the end of one of the tongues which is held in the corrosion product at the inner edge of the frame. …
Created on: Friday 11th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2016
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