Record ID: PUBLIC-06C327
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy mount, hexagonal and flat, with a large off-centre rivet hole 3.7 mm in diameter. The hexagon is not regular; two parallel and opposite sides are longer than the others, making it 19.64mm long but only 12.41mm wide. At the shorter ends, one angled corner is longer then the other, making the angle more acute; the rivet hole is placed where the centre would be if the hexagon was regular and both angles less acute. The central hole is surrounded by incised oblique lines which slant outwards from the hole. They are relatively regular around the less acutely angled hal…
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-323C47
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy mount of post-medieval to modern date. The head of the mount is hemispherical, with a concave underside.An integrally cast rivet projects backwards from the centre of the head's underside; it is of square cross section, bent and tapers to a point back with a square tapered shank which tapers to a point. The object has a patchy green patina. It has a diameter of 10.90 mm. The pin has a length of 14.17 mm and it weighs 1.306 grams. Mounts such as this are a common find and have a wide date range. E xamples like this are a common feature on 18th century furniture a…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9C259D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copp-alloy mount, probably dating from the Late Medieval period. The plate is rectangular and has an in situ copper-alloy rivet which is placed centrally to one edge. There is no evidence of decoration but the reverse side reveals a smaller sub-rectangular shadow which may be mineralised leather. The suggested late medieval date is based on the form and also its glossy olive green patina. The dimensions are: Length 19.67 mm. Width 20.53 mm. Thickness 0.73 mm. Weight:1.356 grams.
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-60F6B7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy lozenge-shaped mount from the Late Medieval period, c.1350 -1400. The front is decorated with multiple moulded pellets. The back has an integrally cast shank which is of sub-rectangular cross section and is incomplete. The object has a patchy green and brown patina. It measures 23 mm in length, 14 mm in width and is 1.9 mm Thick. It weighs 2.98 grams. Reference: MoL, Dress Accessories,No 1078 (tin) Ceramic phase 11.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-36747E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy die-pressed object of post-Medieval to modern date. The circular piece is in the style of a Roman coin and bears a depiction of Roma, helmeted, seated left, holding a Victory in her right hand and a sceptre in her left.The legend '(VR)BS- ROMA' surrounds this image, beginning at 7 o'clock and extending in a clockwise direction. The reverse has an incuse impression of the upper surface. It measures 18.11 mm in diameter, 0.93 mm in thickness and weighs 0.852 grams. This piece may be part of a mount or a button head; alternatively, it could be some form of token, …
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E24DDD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy mount with openwork design, dating from the post-Medieval period. The object has a moulded front and flat back with two integral attachment spikes which are bent over towards the centre. The mount is roughly quatrefoil with a knop beneath and a fan like projection to the top. See SWYORK-631324 for a clearer example where the projection is a crown surrounded by a plume of feathers. The outer frame is double banded with cusps and curls where it joins the head. The object has a green patina and is a little pitted. four sub-circular holes in each quarter Th…
Created on: Saturday 7th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4761C5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bar mount, probably dating from the Late Medieval period. The mount is sub-rectangular in plan, having rounded corners. It is uncertain as to whether it has been made by casting or by pressing sheet metal.The upper surface is convex and the edges have been bent downwards, creating a hollow underside. Close to the centre is an irregular perforation, with a rivet hole above and a second below. Length of mount is 23.10 mm; it has a width of 5.43 mm; and a thickness of 0.79 mm. The object weighs 0.392 grams.
Created on: Saturday 31st October 2015
Last updated: Sunday 6th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-46C6BE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bar mount, probably dating from the Late Medieval period. The mount is sub-rectangular in plan, with a flat top, bevelled edges and hollow underside. There are two in situ copper-alloy rivets, located at the top and bottom, respectively. The mount has a length of 15.77 mm; a width of 5.36 mm; and a thickness of 0.80 mm. The mount weighs 0.364 grams.
Created on: Saturday 31st October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wareham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2740FE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy sexfoil mount from the Late Medieval period. The stamped sheet metal mount has a conical centre, hollow on the underside, with a rivet hole at the apex, and this is surrounded by six rounded petals with concave undersides. Diameter: 13.52mm; height: 4.02mm; thickness: 0.71mm; weight: 0.58g.
Created on: Friday 11th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Milton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F25FCB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy openwork mount of uncertain date. The head of the mount comprises a series of joined sub-circular and sub-oval loops. Overall, the head is broadly rectangular and there is an angled lobe projecting outwards from each of the four corners. An integral rivet projects straight backwards from the centre of the head's underside. Dimensions are: length:26.27 mm. Width: 14.75 mm. Thickness: 1.61 mm. Weight: 2.972 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2015
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B6326A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast openwork copper-alloy mount from the early post-Medieval period, circa 1550-1650. In plan the the object is sub-circular and flat with two tapered, integral rivets at the back. Although the front is very worn it is rose like and with the openwork suggest a floral theme. The object may be mis-cast as it is usual to have four openings rather than the two seen on this example. The object has a green patina. Dimensions are: Diameter:12.48 mm. Thickness: 1.28. Weight: 1.269 grams. Reference: SUR-0907FA. CORN-93694A for similar examples. ( Public-4F53D4 Found in close proximity).
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Milton Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-96526E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy bar mount from the Medieval period c.1270-c.1350. The object comprises of a solid rectangular bar, of trapezoidal cross section, with a circular rivet hole at either end. One copper-alloy attachment rivet is still in place. The bar has a olive green patina and is in fair condition. Dimensions are: Length: 16.64 mm. Width: 5.98 mm. Thickness: 2.25 mm. Weight: 1.128 grams. Reference: G.Egan & F.Pritchard, Dress Accessories 1150-1450. Page 212 Plate 1138. Ceramic phase 9 ( c.1270-c.1350).
Created on: Sunday 23rd August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4ECDF7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval to modern copper-alloy mount, possibly a furniture upholstery tack. The head of the mount is elliptical in plan, with a convex upper surface and hollow underside, from the centre of which projects the remains of an integral, square-sectioned rivet.
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4C856E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy bar mount from the Medieval period, circa 1350-1400. The mount is rectangular in plan and has a trapezoidal cross section. There is an empty rivet hole just below the top and a second, containing a copper-alloy rivet, a short distance up from the bottom side. The empty hole has been countersunk on its underside, and a ring of impacted soil around the base of the in situ rivet suggests that this is also true of the lower hole.
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4B0C41
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet metal copper-alloy mount from the Late Medieval period. The object is sub-pyramidal, with grooves dividing its surface into eight petals. There is a circular rivet hole at the apex.
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4ACB80
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval copper-alloy mount. The mount has been stamped from sheet metal and has a hollow underside. The piece is broadly in the form of a scallop shell, although one side is narrower than the other and has a pair of circular depressions. There is a drilled circular rivet hole near the centre of the mount. The piece is in good condition, having little corrosion and a dark blueish-green patina.
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4A105A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and worn sheet metal copper-alloy sexfoil mount from the Late Medieval period of circa 1350-1450. The mount has a conical centre, around which are six rounded petals, some of which are damaged. The apex of the mount is also missing. Flanking this hole are two in situ copper-alloy rivets with circular stops at their bottom ends. There are fragments of textile attached to the rivets.
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-283143
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet copper-alloy sexfoil mount dating to the Late Medieval period, circa 1350-1450. The object is convex to the front and concave to the back, with each of the six petals defined by a pair of grooves. The copper-alloy attachment rivet is still in situ and is freely moving. The object has a light green patina and is in good condition. Diameter of mount: 18.93 mm. Thickness of sheet 3.30 mm. Weight: 1.274 grams.
Created on: Friday 24th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E97A2D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy sexfoil mount dating from the Late Medieval period, circa 1300-AD1400. The mount is broadly of flat section but has a slight upward curvature at the centre, where there is a circular aperture.Each of the six petals is defined by a pair of linear grooves. The remains of two in situ copper-alloy rivets flank the central aperture. The object has a light green patina and is in good condition. Diameter of mount: 22.66 mm. Thickness: 1.65 mm. Diameter of aperture: 6.28 mm. Weight: 3.340 grams. Reference: Egan & Pritchard, 1993, p. 189. No 988 for a similar exampl…
Created on: Tuesday 21st July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-4E35C1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast possible mount from the Medieval period of circa1350-1450. The object appears to be cast in tin/pewter, is of flat section and may be the letter N or A. There appears to be damage to the top and base which could have been the attachment points. The front appears to have a beaded border to the left of the vertical linear groove, and the right of the object appears to have two raised leaves. Length of mount: 15.82 mm. Width: 10.86 mm. Thickness: 2.14 mm. Weight: 0.895 grams. There is a similar example on SUR-86CAB8. G.Egan & F.Pritchard, in Dress Accessories 115…
Created on: Saturday 2nd May 2015
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.