Record ID: IOW-773467
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700). This mount is slightly convex at the front and flat at the rear. One end has a trefoil or fleur-de-lis knop terminal and the opposite end is in the form of an old transverse break. In plan, the sides flare from the knop towards the break. At the rear of the knop an integral, bent and tapering spike is circular in cross-section. The spike has been bent in order for it to be secured to leather. The mount is reddish brown with light and mid-green corrosion products. The break is abraded. There is no evidence of any s…
Created on: Saturday 30th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 2nd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.