Record ID: NLM-F7D84A
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy tankard. Cast cylindrical model of a tankard, hollow, with an integrally cast moulded handle projecting from the mould line along one side. It is possible that other features were set opposite, where two surface irregularities may be either stubs from another handle or casting flaws. At least four rows of tiny moulded dots ascend the vessel wall, and it has a slightly expanded foot ring. Forsyth and Egan (2005, page 293 no. 8.128) illustrate a toy lidded tankard of 17th or 18th-century date from London. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1675-1775 Height: 23.7mm, Diameter (…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-EF8659
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible toy fragment. Cast solid disc or wheel with a thin outer rim with faint fine radial lines and with a small central pit, possibly from a toy motor car with a tyred wheel or spare wheel represented. Patinated. The character Noddy, a creation of 1950s children’s author Enid Blyton, drove a yellow car which would be equipped with wheels like this. Suggested date: Modern, 1920-1960 Diameter: 18.7mm, Thickness: 3.4mm, Weight: 7.09gms
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-76A987
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead alloy Pilgrim Badge of Medieval date (AD 1450-1550). The badge would probably have originally formed a circular disc, with raised decoration on the face. The decoration probably depicted St George riding a horse to the left, lancing a dragon below the horse or the drapery of the Virgin and Child. Running round the edge of the disc is a triple border of pellets. No attachments are retained on the back of the fragment. Length: 16.01mm, Width: 11.94mm, Thickness: 2.54mm, Weight: 1.5g The metal is cream in colour with a predominantly smooth patina. Similar Pilg…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-A36366
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy possible toy. Plain ampulla or toy jug. Lead cast. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500 Height: 33.0mm, Width: 26.3mm, Thickness: 20.3mm, Weight: 31.56gms
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-8E38E9
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy game piece. Lead cast figurine of a standing man with folded arms, wearing a tailcoat. Looks very Napoleonic, could well be the black king from a contemporary chess game. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1820-1900 Height: 33.1mm, Width: 11.5mm, Thickness: 18.0mm, Weight: 12.30gms
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-0CB70D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy and iron unidentified object fragment. Cast concavo-convex object moulded as the top of the head or frontlet of an antlered stag, with the stubs of two naturalistically modelled antlers rising from its crown. A possible garland of oak leaves may be represented round the base of the object as it survives. Rust and the possible relict of an iron object appear in the hollow base, which is broken all around. This object appears to have become detached from a figurative ornament of venereal [i.e. relating to hunting] interest, possibly a themed table decoration or similar. Severa…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Low Burnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7D0AFD
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy fragment. Hollow-cast head and neck of a bridled horse modelled at a scale somewhat larger than 54mm/1:32, with a distinctively broad brow and protruding eyes and with a mane falling to one side. The metal retains a greyish tint. The scale and somewhat coarse modelling point to a product of one of the early 20th-century competitors of toymaker William Britains - Johillco made slightly larger figures - probably representing a mounted soldier or cowboy. Abraded. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1939 Height: 29.7mm, Width: 35.4mm, Thickness (wall of casting): 1.2mm, Weigh…
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holton le Clay', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-D64D85
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy Pilgrim Badge of Medieval date (AD 1450-1550). The badge is a circular disc, with raised decoration on the face. The decoration depicts St George riding a horse to the left, lancing a dragon below the horse. Running round the edge of the disc is a triple border of pellets. On the reverse of the badge there is a raised casting line running down the centre of the badge, at the upper end is an integral tapering rectangular pin, at the lower end is a projecting rectangular catchplate. Length: 31.91mm, Width: 28.18mm, Thickness: 2.20mm, Weight: 10.7g The metal i…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-8533F4
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pilgrim badge. Lead cast rectangular plaque, remains of two attachment on back; the subject could be the Annunciation. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1400-1500 Height: 20.3mm, Width: 17.8mm, Thickness: 5.6mm, Weight: 4.35gms
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-F21676
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy basket of fish. Lead cast toy, a basket with fish. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800 Length: 40.7mm, Width: 18.6mm, Thickness: 4.3mm, Weight: 8.95gms
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-215892
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy and iron unidentified object fragment. Cast concavo-convex cone with a smooth external surface on one side and hair over the frontlet represented on the other, bearing the stubs of a pair of asymmetrical branching antlers with texture conferred by lines of moulded dots along their beams. An iron fixing pin projects within the concave base and its rusted head appears above the frontlet. A number of similar objects have been reported from the region (e.g. NLM-C8AF8B) and they may derive from table or other ornaments with a venereal [i.e. associated with hunting] theme. Th…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-20A20D
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy figurine. Hollow-cast figurine representing a veiled, coiffed and draped woman, naturalistically rendered in probably Neo-Classical style, with head turned to the left [as viewed], with the figure’s right arm lost at the elbow and her left arm lost at the shoulder, both points at which separately moulded limbs had been added to the figure. Drapery extends across separated breasts and falls in folds at the back, with the folds of the veil more prominently modelled still. The facial features are suggested, with ears visible below a lifted hairline and nose and mouth disc…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Messingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-2706DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Nummular Brooch of late Early-Medieval (AD 900-1050). Weetch's Type 2.Ai, imitating the obverse of a coin. The object is flat and circular with repeating protruding pallets around its circumference. The front of the object had a moulded decorative motif composed of a beaded outer boarder, within which is a crowned male bust facing. The reverse retains a distorted, tapering, the catch plate is missing,  between the pin and the missing catch plate is a shallow casting seam. Diameter: 25.11mm, Thickness: 1.68mm, Weight: 3.5g The metal is cream in colour…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-A27588
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval-Modern cast lead alloy toy soldier, c.AD 1850-1900. This is most of a cast lead alloy toy soldier of the late Victorian-early Edwardian period. The soldier is positioned with one foot in front of another, although only one remains, holding a short rifle ready to fire. The head is also missing. Some of the paint has survived, including the red uniform.
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BC2186
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy pilgrim badge fragment. A heart or shield-shaped plate probably cut from the middle of a figurative badge, with a fringe of moulded hair, pellet eyes and a horizontal bar representing the mouth of a facing mask. Nearly subdivided by a vertical slit. A stub on the back may be a relict of a loop or fastening gear. Spencer (1998, Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges; Medieval Finds from excavations in London, HMSO, pages 217-221, nos 235-237) implies this could be a souvenir from the shrine of the head of St John the Baptist at Amiens, France, of a style consistent wi…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-40E078
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy figurine, c.AD 1300-1400. This is the torso and arms of a female figure, holding a harp in her left hand. The figure has a belt around her waist and wears a fitted kirtle (dress). The style of clothing matches the styles from the 14th century, which aids in dating this artefact.
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-C15A36
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy toy male figurine or doll, of Mid 17th Century dating (AD 1625 to AD 1675). Around 50% of the figurine is present, with the head, arms and lower legs missing. The torso and upper legs are present. It is a three dimensional solid cast figure with decorational details on both sides. The figurine is depicted wearing a breast plate over a short apron-fronted buff coat and is wearing baggy breeches which stop just above the knee.  He measures 30.9 mm in height, 14.0 mm wide and 4.3 mm thick. It weighs 7.1 g. The figurine is a mid grey colour, with an…
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-264FCF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy brooch. Small lead cast brooch, bearded face surrounded by zig-zag line and dots. Face of Jesus, analogous to decoration of dresshooks [and biconical spindle whorls - MF]. Central casting seam on back. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval, 1450-1550 Length: 19.2mm, Width: 22.7mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 3.83gms
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: WMID-E96D5B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy probable two faced doll's head of Late Post Medieval Dating (AD 1800 to AD 1900). The probable doll's head consists of a flattened oval, extending downwards into a narrow neck, with flattened shoulders. The front and reverse faces are flattened with no decoration. Probable faces made from triangular notches removed to depict eyes and mouth are on both sides, indicating it may represent Janus - a two faced Roman God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. The shoulder have been circular and wo…
Created on: Friday 30th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-407FE2
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast lead toy, c.AD 1640-1700. This is the body of a female figure, cast in lead. The figure is wearing a skirt, a belt, and a short coat, which was in fashion during the English Civil War and was worn by working women up to approximately the late 1600s-early 1700s. There are two small knops on either side of the figure, which were probably her hands, as her arms appear to be made straight and held against her sides. These knops were not likely to be bags or purses, as women of this period has large pockets under their skirts where personal items …
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.