Record ID: DOR-45C233
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy powder flask cap. A cap for a powder holder. Open at one end and closed at the other. The cap is oval at the flat, closed end and squashed and misshapen at the open end.There are two loops at the closed end, one either side. Date: Post Medieval - c. 1600 - 1700 Height 32.62 mm, Height 20.87 mm, Width 17.19 mm, Thickness 1.83 mm, Weight 25.01 g. The cap probably dates to the 17th century (Courtney, P. 1988 'Small Arms Accessories of the mid Seventeenth Century' Finds Research Group Datasheet 11) Frank Basford comments on a similar example recorded in database record IO…
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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