Record ID: CORN-5CBF05
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy spectacle or double-loop buckle frame with bevelled inside edge and flat back so that it is semi-circular in section. The pin bar is also bevelled on both sides and therefore narrowed, but it is flush with the frame with a recessed groove at either end where it meets the frame. The frame is decorated with oblique lines which change angle as they move around each loop, creating a rope effect. The pin is missing but the original surface remains, although with some scratches and corrosion. Whithead (1996) illustrates similar spectacle buckles with oblique engraved lin…
Created on: Monday 23rd April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-7B70B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold half noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty Series (1363-1369), Standard Type B with double saltire stops, London mint with 'E' in centre of reverse, saltire before EDWARD on obverse, North 1238, Spink 1506.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-438E35
Object type: SIEVE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete sheet copper alloy sieve or strainer, circular in plan with irregular circular punches or perforations roughly made from one face. The roundel has been irregularly cut out of sheet and its edge is uneven where sections have broken off or been torn away, leaving open perforations. The object has been hand-made and was perhaps used as part of a kitchen implement or as a drainage filter and looks to be Medieval in date. A similar example was found at Hellesvean, St Ives, excavated from houses dated from the 12th century (Preston-Jones & Rose, CAJ 25, 1986, 146). Egan (2005…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 2nd April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-434197
Object type: BOWL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy rim fragment from a bowl with an everted beaded rim that is sub-square in section as it has been flattened on its upper, outer and lower edges. The body of the vessel curves downwards slightly to suggest a reasonably deep bowl and the curvature of the rim suggests a diameter of about 200 mm. The rim itself is 4 mm thick which is twice as thick as the body of the vessel. Egan (2005) illustrates a similar example of a bowl fragment with an everted rolled rim on page 98, Fig.85, No.441, which is dated from the late 15th to the early 16th century. Ottaway and Rogers …
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0E5E16
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Folded sheet copper alloy nail or tack with a flattened ovoid head in plan, and triangular in profile, with a shaft that tapers to a point. The sheet has been folded around to form a cone shape, with one layer overlapping the other at the head and down one side of the tack. The outer edge of the head has worn away, the top layer more than that underneath, where it is starting to separate. The upper face has two triangular indents where it may have been lightly hammered, pressed or punched. Presumably used for shallow connections or small repairs, due to its size and strength. The fi…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-09CBC8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy seal matrix with a circular die and upright handle. The handle of the matrix is hexagonal in cross-section, and tapers and then widens to a hexagonal collar below a suspension loop that is lozenge-shaped in profile with a circular perforation. The circular die (face of the seal) depicts a heart in the centre that is being clasped by two hands with cuffs. Between the wrists is a four-petalled flower and the heart is bordered by foliage on either side. The inscription is set between two simple ridged lines and reads *PRIEVE SV E PLEIN D'A which can be understood as PRIEVE S…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: CORN-4C1432
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy open-top thimble or sewing ring flattened on one side so that it is now D-shaped in plan and rectangular in profile. The external face of the hoop has four irregular horizontal and concentric lines of large sub-square, almost circular indentations which vary in definition due to the level of corrosion. The flattened side is more worn and the rounded side more corroded with patches of bronze disease. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 76, No.436, which is dated from the 15th century.
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: CORN-4BE412
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Edward II (1307-1327), Class 11b2 (c.1312-14) with pointed back E and serifed N and large face with no forehead, leering eyes with extra brow and rounded chin. Minted in London. North 1061, Spink 1456, Withers 11b2.
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-4BD3F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class 10ab6 (c.1305) transitional with EDWAR legend and very little room for the slight wedges as drapery under the chin of the bust, and with a worn left ornament on the tall crown. Minted in London. North 1039/4, Spink 1409B, Withers 10ab.
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-4BC311
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver half groat of Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth coinage (1351-1377), Pre-Treaty period, c.1351-1361, Series G, c.1356-1361, initial mark cross 3, lombardic broad arched M, unbarred Roman N, single annulet stops, Spink 1578, North 1202
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-4A34C4
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy heraldic harness pendant, shield-shaped in plan, with a rectangular suspension mount that still retains its two rivets. The face of the shield has a pattern of four alternating pronounced and recessed horizontal waves with bulbous projections or 'nebuly' (from the Latin nebula or cloud) defined by four incised lines running horizontally across the shield. The surface is quite corroded but still has evidence of enameling in the form of the blackened recessed squares alternating with those with a more green patina. The enamel may have been red on a background of possib…
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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Record ID: CORN-F4D163
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead papal bulla of Pope Urban VI (1318-1389) who was Pope from 1378-1389. A lead bulla or seal was used to authenticate a papal document or 'bull'. The obverse reads *URB / ANUS / *P.P*. VI in three lines within a border of pellets. There are crowns or a bracket above each letter of the P.P and there are two eagles below the third line on either side of the socket for the cord which attached the bulla to a document. The reverse has the portraits of Saint Paul to the left and Saint Peter to the right within two pelleted aureoles, with a Roman cross between them. The saints are id…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-8AB047
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy ingot or 'cake', oval in plan, and almost triangular in profile and section, but with an uneven base from the solidified lumps of molten metal. The side and upper surface are smoother but still have circular pits. The molten copper alloy would have been poured into a mould with a slightly rounded base, echoing the curvature of the side and upper surface, and allowed to cool until it was solid. The undulating lower surface represents the formation of air pockets, with troughs beside where the molten metal would have run away. The colour, texture, shape a…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 10th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-8A70E5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy ingot or 'cake', oval in plan, and almost plano-convex in profile and section, but with an uneven base from the solidified lumps of molten metal. The upper surface is smoother but still has many deep circular pits. The molten copper alloy would have been poured into a mould with a slightly rounded base, echoing the curvature of this upper surface, and allowed to cool until it was solid. The undulating lower surface represents the formation of air pockets, the largest one of which seems to have burst. The colour, texture, shape and formation of the ingot suggests that…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-555115
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead pilgrim ampulla or holy water flask, almost rectangular in shape, with a short neck flattened closed to seal it. The ampulla is slightly waisted with angular loops, on either side at this point, to suspend the flask from a cord around the pilgrim's neck. It is decorated on one face with fleur de lis and lattice within a shield, surmounted by a two concentric circles with radiating lines between them. On the opposite face there are four fleurs de lis beneath an arch of lattice work which has triangles and crescents above it, perhaps part of a crown. These ampullae were bought…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-546138
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead pilgrim ampulla or holy water flask with the neck bent forwards and almost folded closed to seal it. The ampulla is bag shaped with protrusions or lugs on either side of the neck which are the remains of the suspension loops, used to suspend the flask from a cord around the pilgrim's neck. It is decorated on one side with moulded ridges radiating from the centre to imitate a scallop shell. Beneath the shell there is a rectangular stand or box with an incised lattice pattern. The back of the ampulla has a circular stamp, following the curvature of the body, with a crescent wi…
Created on: Monday 5th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th March 2012
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Record ID: DEV-716A91
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver hammered coin. The coin is a half groat of Edward III (1327 -1377). The coin was minted in York in 1352-1352 AD. See Spink number 1581 for similar coin (reference below).
Created on: Friday 6th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2012
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