Record ID: IOW-4F031E
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but slightly damaged post-Medieval lead alloy powder measure cap used for measuring a charge of gunpowder (c. 1600-c. 1700). Courtney 1988: 2, fig. 3. The open end was probably oval in plan prior to being squashed slightly and the closed end is oval in plan. It is sub-rectangular in side view and the rim is plain. It has two loops, one at each side at the closed end. There is no indication of casting seams. The closed end is flat and plain. This measure is grey and the walls are dented. Height: 18.5mm; width: 29.0mm; thickness: 19.9mm. Weight: 17.84g. The loo…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.