Record ID: CORN-5CD7DD
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Russian oval hemp seal with two sub-rectangular slots opposite each other on each side of the seal, which would have allowed the sealing cord to pass through the seal and attach it to the bale of cloth. Obverse: ПД / ...СЕДОВЪ / H311 Reverse: SPB / ISRH / 1808 The ПД translates to PD and refers to the inspected hemp. The Hemp Inspector is ...SEDOV working out of 311 post in the port of St Petersburg, Kronstadt, Narva, Riga, Libau, Pilau, Pernau, Revel Memel, Konigsberg, or Tilsit in 1808. All St Petersburg (SPB) seals before 1829 are hemp seals. The Grow…
Created on: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th September 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5C79EB
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Livery Button showing signs of gilding, from the Post-Medieval - Modern period, circa:- AD 1790 - 1823. The front of the button has a raised rim, and bears the head of a Hound, mouth open facing left. On its reverse the suspension loop is missing, but the manufacturers details remain within a circle of laurel topped by a Crown. Details:- Hammond, Turner & Dickinson. They manufactured buttons in Birmingham circa AD1790 - 1823. The button has a diameter of 26.0mm, is 1.49mm thick, and weighs 7.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5C062F
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silvered copper alloy Livery Button from a Post-Medieval date, AD1797 - 1799. The front of the button has a raised rim, and bears the head of a Lion mouth open facing left, a Crown/Coronet around its neck. In Heraldic terms this is described as "ducally gorged. The suspension loop on its reverse is missing, but the maker's names survive :- Firmin & Westall. They manufactured buttons together between AD1797 and 1799.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5A23AE
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy post medieval dress hook, dating to c.1500-1550 (Read class E type 3). It consists of a trapezoidal attachment loop with a circular openwork central body being 17.6mm in diameter. The design on the central portion exhibits a central cross surrounded by eight small apertures, two that have corroded 'shut' and two being oval extended openings positioned at 2 & 10 o'clock with the loop uppermost. This is surrounded by seven elongated oval apertures with the lower hole having the outer edge missing along with the fasteners hook. The reverse is plain and fla…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-58CF8E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable belt mount dating to the post medieval period (c.1600 - 1700). The mount is flat in section and round in plan with four triangular knops projecting from four opposite positions around the circumference. On the reverse there are two complete integral fixing pins, which are both bent outwards, away from the centre. The surfaces are corroded, with a reddish-brown patina. The mount is c.12mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and weighs 0.8g. Read, in 'Metal artefacts of antiquity' illustrates similar items as no's 278 and 279, both of c17th century date.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-58A77F
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy (tombac) discoidal flat button with a rounded rim, measuring 24.9mm in diameter and 2.1mm thick, and weighing 7.5g. It has engraved decoration consisting of a central 11.5mm diameter 5-petalled Tudor rose superimposed on a 5 pointed star. On the reverse is an integral 8.6mm diameter central domed boss which has small stubs from the embedded copper alloy attachment loop, most of which has broken away. There are buttons of similar design in Bailey (no's. 46, 65, 73 & 106), which are given an 18th century date.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-572F9C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval double loop buckle dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1630. Central narrowed and offset strap bar with an oval loop projecting on either side, the outer edges angled to give the frame a hexagonal shape. At the apex is an integrally cast suspension loop set perpendicular to the frame. Traces of files marks visible. See: Whitehead, R, 2003, p. 72, no. 450.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: SOM-56A446
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post-Medieval cast copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle dating to c. AD 1575 to 1700. The buckle is slightly trapezoidal in plan and has one sub-rectangular loop and one D-shaped loop on either side of the central bar. The loops are trapezoidal in section with bevelled sides and a flat back. The outer edge of the rectangular loop has six lobed knops. The outer edge of the D-shaped loop has lobed knops at two symmetrical points. The strap bar is narrowed and has lobed protrusion either end. Concretion of corroded iron around the bar suggest an iron pin, which head is…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2018
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Record ID: NMS-565AED
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval strap fitting from a sword belt dating to the period c. AD 1600 -1700. The plate exhibits a rectangular aperture with a lateral suspension loop projectiong from one side. The plate projecting from one side exhibits a central rivet hole filled with iron corrosion product and has cusped long edges. See: Read, B, 2017, p. 44, no. 371.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: NLM-55A29C
Object type: STRAINER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead strainer. A cast discoid plate with four probably drilled holes, of diameter 4.5-5.5mm, distorted by squashing on one side. The metal retains a grey tint, probably pointing to a relatively recent date. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter (as found): 51.2mm, Thickness: 10.1mm, Weight: 123.76gms
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-55936C
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver gilt dress hook, c30mm long and c12mm wide. The object is rectangular in form and cross section with a projecting circular cross sectioned hook at its base. The main section is formed of a rectangular backplate and is decorated with small rectangular projections running along both edges. Inside these is a raised rectangular frame which is reportedly filled with gilding. The reverse of the object houses a rectangular suspension loop, placed near its upper edge (as shown). Read class C type 4 (if missing a part) or Class D type 1
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: DENO-558CE8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second issue, uncertain initial mark (North 1998), minted at the Tower of London, possibly 1572.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
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Record ID: HAMP-55878A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A French post-medieval silver possible douzain of Henry IV of France (1589-1610). The coin is now in two pieces, in profile bent into an 'S' shape (and broken along one fold). It perhaps had a secondary use as a love token. Carl Savage comments that the coin is too worn for a more accurate identification as both legends and the obverse are lost through wear.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Record ID: NLM-5580D7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead token. Cast sub-rectangular uniface token, bearing a moulded saltire with a pellet in two angles and an annulet in a third, and with part of a prominent moulded border remaining. Patinated. Possibly used as a form of tally, to calculate wages due for piece work; Hume (1969, A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America; 1991 edition consulted, page 172) also suggests such tokens are common finds at wharf and harbour locations, suggesting they may have been used to keep track of the transhipment of cargo. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700. Length: 19.1mm, Width: 17.7mm, Thick…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blidworth Bottoms', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-555E2A
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy probable toy soldier fragment. A flat plate with a curving edge with two integrally cast stubs rising from one edge; here interpreted as the base of a cast 'tin soldier' of indeterminate scale and character, with the feet remaining attached but the rest of the figure lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1875-1925 Length: 19.1mm, Width: 9.9mm, Height: 5.9mm, Weight: 2.90gms
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blidworth Bottoms', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-553930
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy halfpenny trade token of the corporation of the town of Romsey, Hampshire, dated 1669 on the reverse. Reference: Williamson, Hampshire 171.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: LON-5537E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval contempary lead-alloy copy of a silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to AD 1570. Obverse: Crowned bust left with rose behind Obverse inscription: [] Reverse: Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the legend, date 1570 above shield. Reverse inscription: [POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV] (have made God my helper) Dimensions: diameter: 25.22mm; weight: 3.21g. Another lead-alloy Elizabeth I coin on the database is LANCUM-1E58F5. Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink: London
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-552ABB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin probably Post-medieval but is illegible. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 3.19g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-55186E
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy probable musket ball or shot of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The object is sub-spherical, perhaps mis-cast with the sprue remaining attached. The object is undecorated though has some fairly deep scratches and pitting. The metal has a light white/grey patina and is in fair condition. The object is 11.8mm x 13.3mm and weighs 13.7g. The weight suggests the object, if a shot, would have fitted a pistol. Sprues were sometimes left in situ to provide an attachment for the cartridge.
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2018
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Record ID: NLM-54FF09
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. Small die-stamped discoid livery button bearing the image of a bird of prey perched left with head raised and looking right, within a plain border. A drawn wire loop is retained in the slightly concave back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter: 16.1mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 1.3mm, Weight: 2.16gms
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
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