Record ID: SOM-A83DC4
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two post-medieval rolled copper alloy rivets. Each consisting of a kite-shaped piece of sheet metal which has been rolled into a tapering cone and the triangular 'flap' at th top ben over to create the 'head' which has been flattened. One is complete wih damage below the head, the other broken below the head. The complete example has not been flattened at the tip. The complete example measures 51.4mm in length and 11.4mm in maximum width (at the head). The shaft of the rivet narrows from 9.2x7.8mm to 2.9mm; the sheet metal is 1.8mm thick and the object weighs 5.41g. The other is…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A74517
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy lozenge shaped mount or stud with integral rivet spike. The mount is an almost flat plate, very slightly D-shaped in cross-section with the obvserse slightly convex, and lozenge-shaped in plan, with bevelled edges. The front of the plate is so worn that any decoration that may have been present is now no longer visible due to mud and corrosion There is an integral rivet present on the mount located centrally on the reverse; this is bent over in line with the longer axis in the direction of an end point and ends in a blunt point. Towards this point, c3mm a…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-A6A984
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy mount, probably depicting an acorn, dating to the period c.AD 1600-1700. The mount is pointed oval in shape, slightly wider towards one end than centrally, and D shaped in cross section. The obverse is mostly flat but slightly convex in the area between the lugs. Faint traces of a cross-hatched design can be seen on the lower/wider half of the obverse to indicate the husk or cup of the acorn. The reverse is flat and undecorated, with the remains of two attachment lugs situated on the longitudinal axis, the one in the narrower end being slightly…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A61FE0
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post-Medieval clay tobacco pipe dating to AC 1650-1690. The pipe consists of the heel and part of the stem, all the rest is missing to an old break above the heel. The flat oval heel projects only very slightly from the base of the bowl and is wider and longer than the base. It is stamped with the maker's mark, which consists in capital letters [I]OHN / POVND within small decorative motif below. The stem survives for 21.3 mm in length. It is oval in shape and measures 9.2 mm in diameter. The clay pipe measures 42.6 mm in length, 11.7 mm in width at the bowl and w…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-A579DB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a post-medieval copper-alloy, probably sub-rectangular shoe buckle dating to the period c.AD 1660-1720. Two adjoining sides of the frame remain, consisting of one complete end and circa three-quarters of a longer side. The side has a drilled hole through its centre to hold a separate spindle; this is now full of brown corrosion products. This spindle, along with the pin, stud chape and tongue are all lost. The buckle is curved along its length, suggesting a shoe buckle rather than one used for breeches (though the size is consistent with either usage). There has been damage…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A4AF5D
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a 17th or 18th century copper alloy button. It is part of a cast, die stamped, composite biconvex copper alloy and iron button, probably originally with an integral drilled shank. It consists of the convex, hollow top half only. The component is incomplete, missing c60% of its circumference to a distance of up to c4mm from the edge. It is decorated with a central circle and dot and a clock-wise six-bladed impeller, only partally hatched, within a curvilinear border, and with a lateral rim. Its width varies from 10.8mm ito 8.9mm, it stands 4.6mm high and is up to 1.6mm in t…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A27E81
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy button dating to the period c.AD 1600-1700. The button is discoidal or slightly hexagonal, with an integrally cast shank projecting from the reverse but now broken c2mm from its base. The front is slightly convex and the back probably originally flat, though the button has been bent at some point such that the back is partially slightly concave. The front of the button has a raised border c1mm in width created by an incised line running around the circumference of the button. This incision displays brown corrosion products rather than the mid-grey of most…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-A22F7E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval cast copper alloy double loop shoe buckle dating to c. AD 1690 to 1720. The buckle consists of a frame with a separate spindle, a pin and a chape. The frame is sub-rectangular in shape with rounded corner on the inner side. It is convex on the front and concave on the back. The top and bottom edges widen and thicken in the centre, with a raised central section that tapers in width towards the ends. Through the thickened area is a transverse drilled hole where a spindle still survives. The outer sides of the loops are also thickened in the centre with a con…
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 15th September 2018
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