Record ID: WAW-A7074D
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy suspension loop from an early post Medieval purse bar of Ward Perkins' Type B 1-2/Williams Class J (dating c. AD 1500-1550). The loop is oval, with a flattened lenticular cross section and a projecting collar for the spindle which tapers from 4.47mm diameter to 3.09mm diameter before a rounded point. For a more complete example of this type of bar see SUR-281CD5.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
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Record ID: WAW-C7795D
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Medieval to Post Medieval suspension loop from a purse (c. AD 1450-1600). The object has a D-shaped loop with an integral triple collar at the base. Extending from this collar is an oval-sectioned shank that terminates in a flattened base slightly wider than the width of the shank. Around the shank is a loose ring, presumably part of the purse bar attachment. There are no decorative features apparent on the object. The object has a light green patina. For a comparable example recorded on the PAS database see SWYOR-E8D34E. The overall dimensions are as fol…
Created on: Thursday 25th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th June 2021
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Record ID: GLO-970A8C
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy purse bar arm fragment that has a circular cross-section, the outside edge is decorated with double hatched recessed lines that are infilled with niello. On the underside is a long thin rectangular tab that has two pierced holes from which elements of the purse would have been suspended. Finally, both end of the bar is truncated resulting in the loss of the tip from one side and the central swivel block from the other.
Created on: Tuesday 4th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: WAW-1B87B3
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to early Post Medieval (c. 1450 to c. 1600) purse bar fragment: In plan the fragment is an arm with one terminal being expanded, circular in section with a V-shaped groove at the upper edge. The other terminal is narrowed and undecorated. The outer face of the body of the arm is decorated with a double-stranded zig-zag. Integral to the lower edge of the wider portion of the arm there is sub-rectangular protrusion with sloping terminals and 3 sub-circular perforations. The surface of the bar has a mid green patina. It measures 75.05mm long from terminal to terminal, 1…
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2019
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Record ID: WAW-0011E3
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval (late 15th to early 16th centuries) purse bar fragment; the remaining purse bar is composed one arm and a trace of a central block. The arm is circular in section and terminated with a large bulbous knop which has a linear groove across the centre. The other terminal of the arm protrudes from an symmetrical rectangular block which has a crescent shaped section. This block originally would have been rectangular with a vertical perforation to enable the loop of the purse bar to swivel, but this element is missing. The purse bar is slightly abraded and has l…
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 8th March 2017
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Record ID: WMID-4F9379
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy purse bar, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1450 - AD 1550). Less than 50% of the purse bar is present, with parts of each arm and the central lozenge present. Both arms are incomplete, but have a circular cross section. At the centre of the bar (where the two arms meet) is an integrally sub-rectangular lozenge, through which a vertical hole has been cut. This hole enables the suspension loop of the purse to rotate. No decoration is visible on either side of the lozenge. The purse bar measures 12.5 mm in length, 32.0 mm wide and…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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Record ID: WMID-45BF3E
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy purse bar, of Early Post Medieval dating, circa AD 1550-1650. The remains of the purse bar include the rotating circular loop handle and two incomplete downward pointing arms which would have formed the upper part of the flat frame. The suspension loop has a circular perforation whihch has a diameter of 6.96mm. Below the loop is a transverse moulded collar which restricts the movement of the loop as it passes through the purse frame. Below the moulded collar is a vertical circular stem which passes through the offset moulding that separates the arms of …
Created on: Monday 29th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-2FAC63
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy purse bar dating from the late medieval or early post-medieval period, that is c. AD1450-1550. Ward Perkins Class A1. What remains of the purse frame is only the bar; the lower part of the frame and purse have broken off. The horizontal bar, however, is nearly complete with only the separate suspension loop missing. The bar is circular in cross-section and is decorated with what looks like a double strand lattice flanked to either end with a single groove. Both ends have terminal knops from which the lower part of the frame would have been suspended. On both the low…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2015
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2016
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Record ID: WMID-0A10FE
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy purse bar of the Late Medieval to Post Medieval Period, circa AD 1450 - AD 1550. It is of Williams's Class F. The bar is irregular in plan and is sub rectangular in section. The suspension loop is quatrefoil shaped with a quatrefoil perforation in the centre. There are small incised grooves at each of the tressures of the quatrefoil. The terminal ends in a ridge which then tapers out to where it meets the bar. Below this the shank is obscurred by the bar, the shank would pass through a circular perforation in the centre of the bar, and is held in place by…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: HESH-2E55D8
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy purse bar of probable late Medieval or early Post-Medieval date (1450 - 1550). The two arms of the purse bar are sub-rectangular in plan and oval in cross section. The stem of the bar has three decorative ribs around this an oval shaped rove (washer) is fitted which acts as a terminal. The washer is complete on one stem, the other stem is broken at the point of the second transverse rib. At the centre of the bar (where the two arms meet) is an integrally cast sub-rectangular lozenge, through which a vertical hole has been cut. This hole enables the suspension loop …
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-F5E4C1
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to early Post Medieval copper alloy purse-bar of 15th to 16th century date The purse frame is incomplete and is fragmentary (with a surviving length of 85.3mm and a weight of 33.5g). The purse-bar is a variant of Ward Perkins (1940, p 158 - 171) , Type A1. The missing loop swivelled within a sub-rectangular central block (14.0mm long, 9.7mm thick and 14.8mm high). The central perforation is circular (with a diameter of 6.2mm) with a countersink on the underside and is considerably worn through the rotation of the missing loop. The perforation is positioned off-centre (r…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd February 2015
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Record ID: WAW-4E0528
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to early Post Medieval (AD 1450-1550) incomplete purse bar: The remains of the purse bar include an ovoid central block with central oval hole and both zoomorphic devolved gripping animals heads flanking the central block; a small fragment of each arm is still attached to the moulded head on each side. Each terminal is slightly flattened in depth and may be incomplete. Traces of the original incised decoration remain on the central block, but most of the decoration and possible niello inlay are now missing. The remains of the purse bar measure 89.76mm long, 12.27mm wide …
Created on: Monday 1st September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: WAW-F72BD7
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Medieval to early Post Medieval (c. 1475 to c. 1600) purse bar fragment: In plan the fragment is a crescent and has an asymmetrical 'V' shaped section. The base of the 'V' forms in the concave edge of the crescent. One exterior face bar is decorated with a curvilinear wave-like pattern. The interior face is shorter than the exterior face and is undecorated. Both terminals of the frame are broken, but these are not recent breaks. The surface of the bar has an abraded surface with traces of a shiny dark green patina. It measures 30.59mm long from terminal to terminal…
Created on: Monday 16th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
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Record ID: WAW-3C0255
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval arched pendent mount (purse hanger). The element of the mount remaining is the swinging element. This is a row of three arches, with the centre on being the most prominent, and the flanking arches having an integral protrusion on the exterior face, at each terminal. The protrusion is circular in section and has a bulbous knop at the terminal. The object has an incomplete dark green patina. It measures 50.04mm long, 12.82mm wide, 4.16mm thick and weighs 4.8g. The object is a Medieval arched pendant mount (purse hanger), and an almost identical example is…
Created on: Monday 27th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Record ID: WAW-35DF25
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy purse bar fragment. The purse bar has a 'V' shaped section and is slightly curved in plan. One exterior face is decorated with linear grooves, forming a double-stranded cross hatching. The reverse face has a small hole to fix the fabric of the purse to the frame. Both terminals of the frame are broken, these are probably recent breaks. The surface of the bar has a mid shiny green patina. It measures 39.62mm long and 8.19mm wide. It weighs 7.9g. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78…
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2013
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Record ID: WAW-9628A2
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy purse frame fragment. The purse bar has an asymmetrical 'V' shaped section and is slightly curved in plan. One exterior face is possibly decorated but it is unclear and not certain as decoration. The reverse face has four circular holes on the inner edge, which were originally to fix the fabric of the purse to the frame. One terminal is broken revealing the 'V' section. The opposite terminal tapers no longer having a 'V' section. The terminal has a 'C' shaped profile whose terminals are both broken, but not recently. The surface of the frame is abraded and has trac…
Created on: Monday 11th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2013
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Record ID: WAW-7AA755
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy purse bar composed of two elements, the actual bar and then the loop. The purse bar has a central rectangular boss with a vertical perforation in the centre. Protruding from either side of the boss there is an integral circular sectioned arm which terminates with a bulbous pointed knop. The loop is an inverted drop shape, and is a pointed oval in section. The lower terminal of the loop has a collar with a narrowed short circular sectioned arm which is fitted within the boss of the bar. This short arm terminates with a bulbous pointed knop which protrudes at the bas…
Created on: Friday 24th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-A90294
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy swivel loop, probably a purse bar loop. In plan the loop it is an inverted elongated drop shape with an integral extension at the base which is broken. The loop has a sub ‘D’ shaped section with rounded edges. The condition of the loop is quite poor with an abraded surface and traces of a mid green/beige coloured patina. It measures 34.59mm long, 17.59mm wide and 5.02mm thick. It weighs 4.5g. Ottaway and Rogers (Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N. 2002 Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Medieval York York Archaeological Trust and CBA) illustrate similar sw…
Created on: Tuesday 1st January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WAW-F93081
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy purse frame fragment. The purse frame is oval in section and is curved in plan forming a '(' shape. Along one edge there are three integral lugs, each with a central hole. On the opposite edge, near the terminal there is moulded decoration consisting of a transverse groove with a '>' one side of it and '\\' the other. The terminals of the frame are possibly both broken, but they were not broken recently. The surface of the bar is slightly abraded, but has a mottled dark green patina. The bar measures 84.73mm long from terminal to terminal and 9.19mm wide. It weighs…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2006
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-4ABD62
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is possibly a swivel loop of a purse bar frame. Similar shaped loops on purse bar frames are illustrated in Margeson’s (1993) Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58, page 42 No. 291 and in the London Museum Catalogue pages 158ff. The metal purse bars tend to date to the late 15th to mid 16th centuries. The recorded loop is a similar shape in plan to these examples and have the same swivel terminal. However the recorded example in profile is quite wide and possibly cumbersome if at…
Created on: Monday 25th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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