Record ID: PUBLIC-647D74
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy thimble of early post-medieval date. Description: The thimble has a tapered body, pointed crown and manually-punched, rectangular pits. The pits on both the body and the crown of the thimble are in a right-hand spiral pattern. The pits on the body begin about one quarter of the way up from the base. Between the pits and the base there is a circumferential groove above a decorated band. The decoration on the band is a pattern of repeated, facing half-annulets. Measurements: Height 18.16mm: Diameter 15.94mm: Weight 2.24g. Discussion: This style of thimble is dat…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-64689C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy double looped buckle c.1350-1650. With just over half of the buckle remaining (29.2mm length and 27.5mm wide) the frame is shallow D-shaped in cross section being rounded on the top and flat on the reverse and waisted adjacent to the narrowed strap bar that has rust traces, indicating an iron pin. The remaining loop is also D-shaped and has a pin notch on the front edge probably more due to wear than design. Thickness 2.3mm and weight 4.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 18th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-62C104
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper Post Medieval Royal farthing token of James I of England. Lennox type 3. Annulet initial mark. The coin is very thin on one half of the flan and only part of the pressed image survives. It may be an irregular copy. Circa AD1616-1623 Length; 15mm, width; 13.0mm. thickness; 0.4mm. Weight: 0.36g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: DOR-60BAE9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable copper alloy Royal farthing token of Charles I (1625-1649) dating to c.1636-1649. Crown with sceptres and saltire obverse. Oval flan. Very little detail surviving. Date: Post Medieval. Diameter: 16.05mm. Thickness: 1.85mm. Weight: 1.53g. Die axis:
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-607909
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1550 - 1650. The buckle is a double looped oval with moulded decoration. Just over half of the buckle has been lost to worn breaks. Trilobed, trefoil mouldings are present to the surviving loop and bar terminal. The reverse is flat and undecorated and the pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 30.9mm long, 24.5mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 5.3g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.65, no.397 and is dated to circa AD 1550 - 1650. Ref: Whitehead, R. (199…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-605B2F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sword belt hanger buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 -1630. The buckle is a double loop rectangle, though one end has been lost to worn breaks. An integral semi-circular suspension loop projects from one side, above the bar. The sides of the frame are angled and no decoration is present. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 38.3mm long, 34.7mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 7.2g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.76, no.472 and is dated to circa AD 1500 - 1630. The suspension loop on the published example is at r…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-6046D0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by John Price at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, Williamson Hampshire 236, dating to AD 1648 to 1672. Ref: Williamson (1889, 274).
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-602906
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1804 - 1968. The seal is circular in plan with a rectangular cross section and is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter. The hole would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. The front has a stamped design featuring a circumferential border of raised pellets within which is the text "Carter" in flowing italics. The reverse bears a second circumferential border of raised pellets with the text "LONDON" around the edge. The seal was issue…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-5F9DF6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Furniture Mount of Post Medieval date (1600-1800 AD). The mount is most likely the back plate for a drawer or cupboard handle. The object is a flat circular disk with an integral raised decorative pattern. The object has a single central sub-ovate aperture which is worn. The upper face of the mount is decorated with eight short decorative ridges radiate from the aperture, and there are 4 evenly spaced pellets between every other pair of ridges, alternating with what may be small relief fleurs-de-lis. Eight evenly spaced pellets around the circumference are alig…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F90E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver washed copper-alloy contemporary copy of a sixpence of Charles I dating to the period AD 1625 - 1649. Square shield over cross reverse. Uncertain initial mark. Mint uncertain. The coin has been pierced at 3 o'clock on the obverse.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-5F8FF5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object is spherical with a shallow circumferential casting seam and a small casting spru. The ball displays possible minor signs of impact damage. The metal is cream in colour with a pitted and corroded patina The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a pistol Diameter: 13.74mm, Weight: 10.7g. DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F4562
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, distorted, pierced and worn coin of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1489 - 1660. The coin is extremely worn rendering most diagnostic detail illegible. Traces of a border with text can be determined suggestive of a Post-Medieval date. The coin is 18.6mm in diameter and weighs 1g which is approximately consistent with the dimensions for the threepence issued under Elizabeth I. Some pierced/modified coins can come within the remits of Treasure Act 1996, including all finds of pierced silver or gold coins up to AD 1180 and some thereafter depending upon the nature of the pi…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5EE2A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The mount is circular though roughly one third is lost to a worn break. A raised central knop is present around which is a worn and largely indistinct design, possibly foliate in nature. The reverse is undecorated. The metal has a mid-grey/green patina and is worn. The mount is 40.3mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 10.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EDA81
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook, Read class A, type 2, dating from the early post-medieval period. about AD 1550 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three pierced lugs for attachment, one on each side of the oval and one at the base. At one end of the oval is a transverse strip, and the remains of a broad, curved hook, part of which has broken away and is missing. The face of the body is decorated with an engraved design consisting of a spray of five leaves, edged with a border of small annulets. The reverse is plain. The hook has a smooth, light green patina. It is 39mm long,…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-5ECAAB
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1807 - 1969. The seal is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by holes running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. Both sides are stamped with a worn central motif in a bordered roundel depicting a pelican feeding its chicks with blood from its breast. The circumferential text around both these images is obscured but would have read "G & T EARLE LIMITED HULL" who were ship-owners and cement manufacturers established in the late 19th cent…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EB93B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy Irish 'gun money' shilling of James II (AD 1685 - 1691), Dublin or Limerick mint, dated May 1690. The coin is 28.2mm in diameter, 1.9mm thick and weighs 7.01g. See Spink (2003) Coin sof Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, number 6580B. Obverse: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA; laureate bust left. Reverse: 1690 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX; Crown over sceptres dividing JR, XXX above, May below. These were official tokens issued in Ireland when James II was attempting to recover the English throne and were ultimately intended to be exchanged for silver coins of equiv…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5EAA1A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750 - 1900. The seal is roughly tear drop shaped with a rectangular cross section. The front is decorated with a stamped design of the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland framed within a border of raised pellets. The reverse is stamped with "R&A" which stands for Regten en Accynsen (Customs and Excise) over the control number "456". The metal has a light brown patina and is in fair condition. The seal is 22.3mm long, 17.8mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 9.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E971D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting from one edge and terminating in a worn break. One side of the seal bears traces of lettering which cannot be read. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 26.3mm long, 10.9mm to 4.1mm in diameter, 4.2mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E9510
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead musket ball dating from the post-medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1900. The casting sprue remains and also part of the casting seam. There is an eruption on one side of the ball, suggesting that a small bubble may have formed during casting. The ball has a light grey patina. It is 13mm in diameter (including casting sprue) and weighs 8.6g, suggesting that it was intended for use in a pistol. For reference, see Harding, B F.,2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: SUR-5E80AC
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely corroded copper alloy object, 35.2mm in length, with a rounded body, a flat semi-circular projection and a pierced hole through the centre. There is a break across the body of the object; what remains is extensively corroded and heavily damaged. Possibly the central block from a cast, copper alloy purse bar of late Medieval or early post-medieval date, circa 1450 - 1550. The central vertical perforation would therefore take the suspension loop swivel and the form could compare to Williams (2018) Class C1 (Ward Perkins' Type B1), with a square central block and short ar…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Saturday 8th June 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5E7D62
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy kosher seal of Post-Medieval to modern date, c.AD 1650 - 2000. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting slightly from one edge. The strip terminates in a worn break. Both sides of the seal have raised Hebrew lettering with the Star of David. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 17.1mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.9g. A similar example has been recorded as BUC-C6A87C.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E7A03
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy name tag, luggage label or similar tally or plaque of Post Medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. It is a sub-rectangular sheet of copper alloy, broken at one end and rounded at the other with a small broken projecting strip at the apex. The sheet is punched with circular marks which spell out [...](L)NES / [...](N)TON. The bottom line may say SWINTON, the name of the nearest village. The object is 29.8mm long, 14.5mm wide and 1.4mm thick. It weighs 1.62g. It has a red patina, green in the recessed punchmarks. It cam be compared to name plates perhaps for luggage such as …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-5E669B
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the front plate of a post-medieval copper alloy book clasp, probably dating to c. 1500-1650. The fragment is rectangular in plan, with one end (the strap attachment end) which is flared and has four triangular indentations. One of the tips of this flared edge is missing due to an old break. The opposite end of the plate (the hook end) is missing. The break here is worn, but it is straight and square. At the attachment end there are two equally-sized holes, arranged transversely and each sitting within a stamped circle. The two holes are close enough for the stamped ci…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alverdiston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5E20D8
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probably Post Medieval to Modern furniture fitting; part of a bowed drop handle from a drawer. Only one end survives. It has a short cylindrical pin which would have been held in a handle attachment lug, and then a wider swan-necked curved handle, broken at the base of the side of the handle. The handle is rectilinear in cross-section near the articulating pin, and circular in section at the break. The object is 28.9mm long, 17.8mm wide and weighs 3.94g. It has a dark green patina. Compare NMS-40E701, CAM-7D372B, NLM-4A0591 and LANCUM-54934E. Though this is most probabl…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DAEB5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1720 - 1790. Only a loop chape remains. The chape is trapezoidal with two tubular hinges for the spindle and two internal spikes to the longer end. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The chape is 46.6mm long, 31.8mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 7.5g. A similar chape is illustrated in Whitehead, p.103, no.VIII. According to Whitehead, shoe buckles were fastened "further down the instep as they increased in size after 1720" resulting in more stable means of attachment such as the loop chape with forked tongue…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-5D8CF9
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper-alloy head with two articulation points, filled with iron oxide, on the sides of the temples. The head is laterally compressed, and the neck terminates in a circular collar-like base, the bottom of which is corroded. It is difficult to determine the age of the object
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5D4173
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel of probable Post Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1800. Only half of the base of the vessel survives. The fabric is very hard and vitrified, probably a stoneware, with a fine texture and frequent small black inclusions in the buff coloured matrix. The diameter of the base would have been about 90mm. The walls are broken just after they start to flare outwards. The inside of the vessel contains some vitrified material, perhaps glaze or glass which is crazed and angular. There is some white coloured chalky material, some shiny bright green patches, and some angular crysta…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5D2E4D
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy jetton, small rose-orb type of uncertain Nuremberg issuer, much corroded and further details illegible, 1586-1635
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5D21C3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy rose farthing of Charles I, much corroded and further details illegible, 1636-44
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-5D1687
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible clapper from a small bell. Cast in copper-alloy, the object features a candy twist shaft connecting a thin suspension loop to an egg shaped weighted end, the bottom of which appears to have a crudely radial star-shaped design.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-5CF0CA
Object type: APOTHECARY WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy apothecary's weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1700 - 1800. The weight is square in plan and rectangular in section and is engraved on both sides with the traditional symbol for the apothecary's unit of measure 2 drachms. The symbol can be described in its basic form as 3y. An umlaut is present over the y. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The weight is 16.2mm long, 15.6mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.8g. Biggs (1994, p.9) discuses such weights stating that apothecaries broke away from the Grocers Company in 1617 and were granted a…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-5CCBD1
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag 8 Photo C - Musket Ball One possible lead alloy musket shot / ball of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The ball has lost its spherical shape and possesses a relatively even surface on one half of the shot. The other has a large curving surface created by an impact from collision, as a consequence the ball resembles a crescent shape. The shot has a casting seam and spurs from the mould removed. It is a light grey colour with a relatively thick surface patina. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-5CB5CE
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag 17 Photo i - Musket Ball One lead alloy musket shot / ball of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The shot is sub-spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. The shot has a casting seam and spurs from the mould removed. It is a light grey colour with a relatively thick surface patina. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5C57D9
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One spherical lead alloy shot / ball of probable post medieval or early modern date (1600-1800 AD). Due to the size and weight of the ball it is most likely to be from a pistol. The shot is sub spherical in shape with an uneven surface. It has clear casting seams and trimmed casting sprues from the mould. There is no evidence of the shot having been fired. It is a mid-grey colour with abraded powdery patinated surface. Similar shot has been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in fire…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-5C41C8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a large copper alloy crotal bell, consisting of one half of the lower hemispherical portion from one edge of the sound holes up to and including the midrib. The exterior surface is engraved with lines radiating from a cross pattee within a double line circular border at the bottom of the bell. Probably Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
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Record ID: NARC-5C1FAC
Object type: FORK (UTENSIL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Handle of post-Medieval to Modern date (AD 1650-1850). The object is figurative and is solid, cast, with in integral shaft projecting from the underside of the bust. The shaft or tang is circular in section with the circular foot. The upper portion of the object depicts an individual in 17th Century style clothing, with long hair and wide brimmed hat with a lace collar around the neck. The object is likely a handle to a toasting fork, it is solid and depicts an individual not in clerical grabs, and is therefore not an apostle spoon. The solid casting of a bust w…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: LON-5C0293
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy button dating from the 19th century. The obverse of the button bears the family creast of the Wolf family featuring a demi wolf rampant with lozenge between paws. The reverse is concave and has the maker's name FIRMINS 153 STRAND LONDON // & 13 CONDUIT. The copper alloy wire loop is present. Dimensions: diameter: 23.94mm; weight: 6.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5BD01B
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single lead alloy ball from a cast bar shot dating from the 17th-18th century. This would have consisted of a pair of conjoined lead musket balls joined with a circular small integral bar to form a dumb-bell shape. The bar appears to be made of iron, cast into the ball.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2019
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Record ID: LON-5BCA4E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy three part button from a prison warders uniform dating from AD 1860-1902. This button is domed at the front and flat at the back. The pressed design at the front consists of a central royal crown with CONVICT DEPARTMENT around. The reverse of the button has the uniform outfitters name E MILNS & Co LONDON. The copper alloy wire loop is present. Dimensions: diameter: 23.08mm; weight: 5.39g. During the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century prisons were formed of two departments, the Prison Department and the Convict Depar…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5BC487
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single lead alloy ball from a cast bar shot dating from the 17th-18th century. This would have consisted of a pair of conjoined lead musket balls joined with a circular small integral bar to form a dumb-bell shape. The bar appears to be made of iron, cast into the ball.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2019
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Record ID: SUR-5B99CE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy handle from a jug or other vessel, 51.5mm in length. Circa 16th-19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5B6346
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 17th century copper trade token issued by John Paige, Grocer, in Blandford Forum, Dorset Reference: Boyne/Williamson 1858, p. 62, No. 16 (Dorset) Date: Post Medieval - 1656 Diameter: 14.67 mm Weight: 0.40 g Die axis: 12
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-5B5B61
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One lead alloy shot / ball, of probable post medieval or early modern date (1600-1800 AD) from a small musket or more likely carbine - the shot is sub spherical in shape with an even surface. The ball exhibits prominent casting seams and a trimmed casting sprue: The sprue has a circular depression at the centre forming a ring or annulet. This untrimmed waste makes the carbine ball unusually heavy. The colour of the ball varies from a slight grey colour to a mid cream white. Similar shot has been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the earl…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5B2345
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag 8 Photo b- Musket Ball One lead alloy musket shot / ball of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The shot is sub-spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. The shot has a casting seam and spurs from the mould removed. It is a light grey colour with a relatively thick surface patina. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (198…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-5B0E70
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy Antwerp coin weight dating AD 1576. The weight is sub-square and features a shield, possible depicting the arms of Portugal, the reverse has the upright hand of Antwerp with K & I either side. The maker K I is unknown. Obverse: A shield, possible depicting the arms of Portugal. Reverse: Upright hand, between K and I, six pointed star below. Dimensions: length: 13.67mm; width: 12.50mm; weight: 1.45g. A similar coin weights on the database by maker K I is LON-278AD4. References: Withers, P. & Withers, B. 2011. Identifying Coin-Weights Fou…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-5B0E6B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Sword belt Strap Fitting of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1700). The object is the partial hooked plate. The plate is sub triangular in plan, with a transverse break across the middle of the plate, resulting in the loss of the hooked component. The opposing end has a rounded, perforated terminal to secure the object to a strap with a rivet. The plate is ornately shaped with lobed edges and is decorated with scrolls. A rectangular panel has the letters IHS in raised mouldings, for Iesus Hominum Salvator while below this is a triangular device possibly compri…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: LON-5AF0DC
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy 'Venus penny' Jetton dating from AD 1490-1550. Mitchiner (1988:269 no. 835-837) Mitchiner (1988:265) writes "The 'Venus pennies' were a popular series of jettons, or reckoning counters, that were made for the merchants of Antwerp during a period when this city was the flourishing principal commercial centre of the land, and were circulated amongst the merchant classes during the first half of the sixteenth century. Obverse description: Austro-Burgundian shield in five parts: Three Lis (Burgundy modern), 3 horizontal lines, fesse (Austria), 3 oblique lines (B…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-5AE21A
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag 1 Photo a - Musket Ball One lead alloy musket shot / ball of post medieval 1600-1800 date. The shot is sub-spherical in shape with a relatively even surface. The shot has a casting seam and spurs from the mould removed. It is a light grey colour with a relatively thick surface patina. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (19…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-5AD612
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete English Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing trade token dating from AD1648-1674. Williamson (1889:566 636). Obverse: AT . YE . GENERAL . MVNKES = W . K . M Reverse: HEAD . IN . CHVRCH . LANE = Full faced bust of a monk Demensions: diameter: 16.01mm; weight: 0.65g. Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century Vol I. Elliot Stock: London. Copper alloy trade tokens were first struck in 1648. In 1656 half penny tokens were introduced. 1674 by Royal decree production of trade tokens ceased. Pers comm Verity Anthony
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-5ABABF
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bag 1 Photo a - Carbine Ball One lead alloy shot / ball, of probable post medieval or early modern date (1600-1800 AD). From a small musket or more likely carbine - the shot is sub spherical in shape with an even surface. The ball exhibits casting seams and trimmed casting sprues. The colour of the ball varies from a slight grey colour to a mid cream white. Similar shot has been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in C…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brampton Bryan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-59D179
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth or bag seal which has been opened out. There are three distinct stamped designs: An Irish harp, crowned, flanked by a pair of five-petaled flowers all set within in a diamond or lozenge comprising a plain line and outer cabled border. A monogram of TG flanked by a pair of quatrefoils within a circular cabled border surrounded by an indecipherable legend with a number of five petalled flowers as initial marks, possibly ***[...]P.P.Y. A circle containing the letters which may be S L(or E) A / P O H / ED.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: SUR-59A441
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy uniface token bearing a long cross with crescents in the quarters. Late Medieval to Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-599453
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy uniface token. The stamped design most likely represent the letters O and F divided by a vertical pair of pellets; the O has an additional pellet at its centre. Late Medieval to Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5973A7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A curved copper alloy fragment of a Post Medieval cooking vessel rim, 31.8mm in length. The exterior surface is rough and has traces of fire blackening; the interior is smooth with a rim around 6.2mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5962C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An engraved and curved copper alloy fragment, 36.2mm in length. One side is engraved with the letters oWo within a semicircular border, away from which a number of lines radiate. The design is orientated to a linear border around the rim or edge of the fragment. The reverse is undecorated and the profile, although distorted and bent, demonstrates a curve suggesting a piece of a vessel such as a skillet. Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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