Record ID: WMID-509CD9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy toy soldier of post-medieval dating circa AD1804- circa1893. The toy is three-dimensional and depicts Napoleon. He is shown standing, in typical dress, and with arms crossed over his chest. He wears a wide hat, and has a belt around the waist. The lower half of the coat is decorated on the reverse with diagonal lines. The feet are missing. The hair and facial features on the figure are worn. It measures 33.1 mm in height, 11.7 mm wide and 8.8 mm thick. It weighs 12.3 g The figurine dates to the post-medieval era when toy soldiers like this were made for…
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2022
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Record ID: WAW-C5AB5A
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy, possible toy, whistle dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1900). The body is cylindrical with moulded, possible floral, decoration. There is an integral suspension loop at one end and moulded projections along the upper and lower lengths of the object. The cylinder flares out slightly at one end and the edge here is chipped. At this end a central projection can be seen in the void. At the opposing end the terminus tapers to a rounded end and appears to have some iron staining. The name B.A. Franc appears to be cast into one side. The object is dark…
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-A52D81
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy weight, of probable Late Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1300 - 1800). The weight is cylindrical in plan, and circular in cross section. There is a central circular perforation that transverses the length of the weight. The object has a well developed cream coloured patina. It measures 22.8 mm in length, 20.8 mm in diameter and weighs 54.1 grams.
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Saturday 7th August 2021
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Record ID: WMID-A51C94
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight, token or possibly gaming piece of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan and domed in profile. The object has a convex upper face and the underside is flat. On the underside there is a small circular recess in the centre. The object has a dark grey coloured patina that covers all surfaces. The object measures 20.6 mm in diameter and is 6.7 mm in thickness. It weighs 12.6 grams
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Saturday 7th August 2021
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Record ID: WMID-A3E640
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight, token or possibly gaming piece of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan and domed in profile. The object has a convex upper face and the underside is flat. The object has a grey coloured patina that covers all surfaces. The surfaces are slightly worn and pitted in places. The object measures 14.7 mm in diameter and is 13.1 mm in height. It weighs 16.5 grams or 0.58 ozs.
Created on: Friday 4th June 2021
Last updated: Saturday 7th August 2021
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Record ID: WMID-8F04C7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan. One face is decorated with an incised XII. The opposing face is undecorated. The object has a brown to dark brown coloured uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be Post Medieval in dat…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Last updated: Friday 4th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-8EFF06
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan. The upper face is decorated with a cast design comprising a raised long cross with pellets at the ends, Powell type 14 (crosses). The reverse face is decorated with 19 raised pellets in irregular rows, type 30 (Unaccompanied simple designs). The object has a cream coloured uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Last updated: Friday 4th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-8EF8DE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan. The obverse design depicts a quartered geometric design, with a central cross and four smaller inward pointing chevrons (Powell type 12). The reverse is undecorated. The token has a cream to grey coloured surface patina. Powell suspects this to represent the design of a millstone. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore dif…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Last updated: Friday 4th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-8E67BE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan. Both faces are worn and any decoration is difficult to establish. One face possibly has a series of lines emanating from the centre (possibly Powell type 7 hatching or grid or Powell type 9 irregular or compound geometric) The opposing face possibly has an inner circle. The object has a cream coloured uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. An area of the original surface is visible on the reverse. The token has a cream to grey coloured surfac…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 3rd June 2021
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Record ID: OXON-23FC01
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead alloy cloth seal of the English seed merchants or seedsmen Webb and Sons seed merchants dating to c.AD 1890-1930. The obverse depicts an oval shaped ribbon with the words GRASS - [...] - AND - [...] within it. There are two concentric circular borders at its top and bottom. The concentric borders contain zigzagged line with the lower border having a lis in the centre. Across the top design is the banner reading WEBBS'. This design is topped by a crown. Around the outside is the inscription REGISTERED TRAD[E MA]RK. The reverse has the inscription WEBB & SON…
Created on: Monday 17th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 17th May 2021
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Record ID: WMID-E63028
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl, of Roman to Post Medieval circa (AD 43 - 1650). In plan the spindle whorl is broadly circular. There is a circular perforation which measures 3.1 mm in diameter which is located slightly off centre. The upper surface is slightly convex and is plain. The reverse is flat and un-decorated. The surfaces of the spindle whorl are a light white to cream colour. The object surfaces have been worn and slightly abraded. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods. Howe…
Created on: Friday 14th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-E6193B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan with slightly tapered edges. Both faces are worn and any decoration is difficult to establish. The object has a cream coloured uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. An area of the original surface is visible on the reverse. The token measures 15.5 mm in diameter and is 2.7 mm thick. It weighs 3 grams
Created on: Friday 14th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-E5B94D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight of unknown date, circa Roman to Post-Medieval, circa AD 43 - 1800, but likely Medieval to Post Medieval. The weight is conical with a slightly domed top, circular, flat base and tapered sides. There is a hole in the centre of the base, which runs through the weight to the top. The weight has a cream coloured patina. Similar examples have been recorded on the database: WMID-6E1AB6 discovered in Worcestershire and BH-A4E212 discovered in Hertfordshire. The weight measures 10.8 mm in height and the base is 15 mm in diameter. The diameter of the hole…
Created on: Friday 14th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-D523B8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy unidentified object probably Roman to Modern dating, circa AD AD 43-1900. The object is trefoil shaped in plan and is flat. There is no apparent decoration. The object has a cream to grey coloured patina. The overall dimensions are as follows 26.8 mm in length, 24.7 mm in width, 3.2 mm in thickness and weighs 8 grams.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-D516B3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible lead alloy vessel repair or pot mend of uncertain dating, probably dating to the Roman to Medieval periods, circa AD AD 43-1500. The pot mend comprises of one broadly oval flat plate with a rounded projection that extends from it. This is placed off centre. The object has a cream coloured patina. The overall dimensions are as follows 16.5 mm in diameter, 7.9 mm in thickness and weighs 5 grams.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-D4F5C1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy vessel repair or pot mend of uncertain dating, probably dating to the Roman to Medieval periods, circa AD AD 43-1500. The pot mend comprises of one oval flat plate with a tubular protrusion that adjoins an irregular shaped smaller broadly oval plate that has been damaged and distorted in form. The object has a dark cream coloured patina.  The overall dimensions are as follows 18.9 mm in length, 13.9 mm in width, 15.4 mm in thickness and weighs 14.1 grams. 
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: WMID-D4A6E4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy possible net or line weight of uncertain dating, most probably of Medieval to Modern circa AD 1200 - 1900. The weight is tubular with a central circular hole through its centre. The object has a cream coloured surface patina with an abraded external surface. The object measures 16.5 mm in length, 14.7 mm in width and it weighs 25.2 grams.
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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Record ID: HESH-C433AB
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but damaged lead alloy pilgrim's ampulla of medieval date (c.AD 1350-1550). The body of the ampulla is circular with an elongated rectangular neck extending from one edge. One upper corner of the neck is bent backwards and although both suspension loops are present, one is flattened against the main body. Both surfaces of the main body are decorated. One face bears a forward facing crowned bust in relief inside a wireline circle and a border formed of radial lines creating a feathered effect. The other face with a 6 petal daisy wheel with a border of opposite facing triangl…
Created on: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Last updated: Friday 18th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-55694B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy hanging weight of uncertain dating, from Roman to Post Medieval circa AD 43-1800. The loop measure 22.2 mm in length and is formed from iron. The object has a mid-cream colour with an uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. The object measures 38.7 mm in height including the loop, 13.1 mm in width and and is 10.6 mm thick. It weighs 17.1 grams
Created on: Friday 7th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 14th September 2021
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Record ID: WMID-553ADD
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight or possibly a gaming piece of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date circa AD 1400-1800. The object is sub-circular in plan. The upper face is convex, plain and undecorated. It has a slight triangular depression in the centre. The reverse outer edges are flat so the object can stand with a large central concave impression. At the centre is a smaller circular indentation. It could be the start of a drilled hole that was not completed. The object has a mid-cream colour with an uneven corroded and abraded patina that covers all surfaces. The object measure…
Created on: Friday 7th May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 10th June 2021
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