Record ID: KENT-C345AA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval (15th-17th century) copper-alloy floral mount. Description: The mount is formed of two sets of opposed trefoil lobes, one set vertically opposed the other horizontally opposed, in the form of petals or leaves. Flora detail, usually picked out on such much with a border in relief as well as floral and vegetative motifs also in relief within each of the lobes is not visible due to wear and corrosion. The back is undecorated with a long tapering square section shank remaining intact. The shank has been bent. Measurements: length:26.19mm, width: 18.82m…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2020
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Record ID: KENT-C2EC82
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval (c.AD 1550 - 1650.copper-alloy double-looped buckle Description: The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear and will have had two identical loops, although one is now mostly missing. The strap bar is slightly narrowed, triangular in cross-section and flat at the rear. The bar extends beyond the frame at each side to form small knops. At each outside edge of the frame there is a moulded rosette motif. The pin is missing and one of the loops has been lost at an historical break. Dimensions: Length 26.47mm, width 26.71mm, thickness 2.72, weigh…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
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Record ID: KENT-C19A03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A struck Medieval silver penny of Alexander III of Scotland (AD 1249-1286). second coinage, Class E1/D mule (Spink S5056) dating to AD 1280-1292. A star of seven points in first and third quarters and a mullet of six points in the second and fourth quarters, giving a total of 26 points. Ref: Spink 2015, pg 19. Measurements: diameter:19.04mm, thickness: 0.75mm, weight: 1.19g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: KENT-74BCC8
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An in complete Medieval (AD1400-1500) cast lead alloy button. It is discoidal, flattened dome, with decoration in moulded relief of a saltire with apellet in each quadrant. The shank is missing from the flat under side. Measurements: diameter: 14.65mm, thickness: 6.65mm, weight: 9.89g Similar are illustrated by Read (2005, p.18, fig. 51)
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-73F824
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post Medieval (16th century) cast one-piece lead alloy button. The head is discoidal, with aconvex front and flat back. The decoration consists of a central pellet with three arm radiating out; one arm lies from a pellet at twelve o'clock to the pellet at six o'clock, the third shorter arm is from the central pellet to between nine and ten o'clock. There are three equi-distant pellets either side of the long arm. There is a simple flattened shank, with a peirced hole. Measurments : overall height: 10.10mm, diameter of head: 11.37mm, thickness of shank: 3.48mm A sim…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-7320DF
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Medieval (c. 15th century)copper-alloy decorated, button or toggle with an integral drilled shank. Description: It has a sub-rectangular head in plan with straight long sides and rounded ends and is 'D'-shaped in cross-section with a decorated upper face. The worn decoration may have been of an elaborate foliate quatrefoil. The rear face is flat. The integral shank projects from the centre of the back and is rectangular in cross section, widening out to accommodate the drilled circular sewing hole. Measurements: Head -Length: 15.60mm, width: 7.61mm, thickness: …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-4C9B9C
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy book clasp of later medieval to early post-medieval date, (c.AD1450-1700). Description:The clasp is flat and roughly rectangular narrowing from a wide flared attachment end with 6 points toward the hook end. The object is bent slightly across its length like from post depositional damage. At the hook end of the object there is a pair of rectangular lugs immediately behind the blunt concave hook. Another five rivet holes are punched through the slightly splayed fishtail terminal. No decoration is apparent and the hook end of the strap is folded over to th…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-4BB936
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval (c.AD 1500 - 1700) copper alloy saddle pommel. Description: This remaining half of the pommel is convex and semi-circular in cross-section, any attachments are missing from the historic break. The surface design is linear with four doubled lines travelling from the centre of the dome to the rim. There is another doubled line across the break edge on the longer side and another across the perimeter. There is no decoration on the inner side of the object. There is also a small knop in the centre of the dome, halved by the split. Measurements: Height:58.…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
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