Record ID: IOW-B89949
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy finger-ring (c. 1500-c. 1700). This finger-ring is misshapen. It has an integral oval bezel which is decorated on the top with incised grooves. Two grooves form a saltire cross. Two opposite angles of the cross are plain and the other two angles are hatched to form lozenges. The edges of the bezel, close to the shoulders, have oblique incised grooves. The plain shoulders taper into the hoop, which is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and terminate in overlapping ends. This finger-ring has a green patina. Width of hoop: 17.2mm; length of bezel: …
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E456B0
Object type: KEYHOLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy keyhole cover (c. 1830-c. 1837). This cover is flat and has curvilinear sides. At the front it has stamped crowned initials: W R (probably William IV). This object is corroded and is pale brown with flecks of a dark green patina. There is a break at each end. Length: 35.6mm; width: 17.7mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 3.53g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-A556B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Early-Medieval to Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) cruciform openwork mount in zoomorphic form (1000-1100). The mount is slightly convex at the front and slightly concave at the centre of the reverse. A central openwork lozenge is formed of four curled tendrils, hooked at the end, emanating from a central 3.2mm diameter openwork circle. From the end of the tendril at the central circle project four arms at 90 degrees to each other. Around the central circle are four smaller circles c.2.0mm in diameter (these being at the junction of the arm and curled tendril). At the …
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8B3A9D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle frame (c. 1200-c. 1450). The pin and bar are missing. This sub-oval buckle frame has a swollen and expanded outer edge which is transversely bevelled. There is a pin-rest on the upper surface. It is generally drab green with traces of a darker green patina. Length: 20.6mm; width: 22.5mm; thickness: 7.4mm. Weight: 6.58g.
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-C6529A
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy object, possibly a pipe tamper (c. 1700-c. 1900). This object is circular in cross-section and has baluster/reel mouldings along its shaft. It has a flat circular terminal with a small depression in the centre of the upper face. Just below the rim of the terminal there is a circumferential groove. At the opposite end there is a break. The object has a green patina. Length: 54.3mm; maximum diameter of shaft 6.8mm; diameter of terminal 12.7mm. Weight: 54.3g.
Created on: Thursday 12th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-37A8DE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval silver plated lead alloy probable mount in the form of an Earl's coronet (c. 1775-c. 1825). This object is moulded at the front and concave at the rear and is in the form of an earl's coronet. It has five rays each of which supports a pearl and there is a strawberry leaf between the rays. The band is embellished with jewels. There was probably a thistle at the apex. On the rear face there are two stubs which may be the remains of integral spikes or rivets. This coronet is plated with silver at the front and the lead alloy at the rear is corroded. At t…
Created on: Sunday 19th October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 26th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BEF607
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval purse bar frame (c. 1550-c. 1650). Ward Perkins Type A2. This curving fragment is 'V'-shaped in cross-section. The outer face has cast foliate decoration in the form of repeating vine-like scrolls and the inner face is plain. At one end of the plain face is a circular hole. This frame is pitted and corroded and has traces of a dark green patina. The breaks are old. Length: 35.4mm; width: 7.0mm; thickness: 5.2mm. Weight: 5.57g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9FDBE3
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy drawer handle pull (1700-1800). This object is moulded at the front, semi-circular at one end and bifurcated at the opposite end. At the semi-circular end there is a central integral rivet below which there is a wide horizontal groove. This object is smooth and reddish brown with off-white material around the rivet. Height: 29.4mm; width: 30.1mm; thickness: 3.8mm. Weight: 6.90g.
Created on: Monday 19th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-797266
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) to Medieval cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (c. 1000-c. 1100). WiIlliams Class Class B, Type 3, Group 2 (Williams 1997: 91, refs: 428-432). Height: 40.12mm; width: 26.77mm; thickness: 4.77m. Weight: 13.14g. This mount is sub-square in plan, moulded at the front and slightly concave at the rear. There is a lobe at the top and the protruding facing head of a beast at the centre. It has a round face with prominent eyes and snout and appears to have a fringe. Above the head are three apertures forming openwork. Anothe…
Created on: Wednesday 5th March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 27th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-787843
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Medieval cast copper-alloy zoomorphic harness pendant suspension mount (c. 1050-c.1150). The fitting is cross-shaped in plan. However, the majority of the lower arm is missing due to a transverse break. The edges of the three complete surviving arms are curvilinear and each has a circular hole at its terminal end. At the front, the centre of the cross has a forward projecting animal head. It has long pointed ears, pellet eyes and a stepped snout. The rear face is largely flat but has a deep depression at the centre. This object is reddish brown and green and…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: IOW-1DBC02
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval to Modern sheet copper-alloy unidentified object of uncertain function (c. 1750-c. 1900). This object is made of sheet copper-alloy and has been folded to form a tube. The two edges abut. It is slightly larger at one then at the other end. Within the tube, extending its entire length, are two similar pieces of sheet copper-alloy. These are 'C'-shaped in cross-section and are arranged back-to back. Both pieces are wedged inside rather than being soldered. The object has a green patina. Length: 19.47mm; width: 10.28mm; thickness: 9.80mm; Weight: 5.59g. Compare with …
Created on: Monday 18th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2013
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Record ID: IOW-559393
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of possible Roman date (AD 43-410). The shaft is largely missing. The head is sub-oval in plan and sub-circular in cross-section and has a small nipple at the apex. Five evenly spaced grooves spiral from the base to the apex. The small surviving part of the shaft is sub-circular in cross-section. This pin is corroded and has traces of a green patina. The break is old. Height: 14.57mm; diameter: 7.86mm. Weight: 2.89g. Height of head: 11.38mm; diameter of shaft: 3.84mm.
Created on: Wednesday 10th October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Record ID: IOW-D9F9B6
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy object, possibly a foot from a Medieval candle stand (c. AD 1300-c 1500). The foot is trefoil in plan, flat on the base and slightly concave on the upper face. A small projection is sub-rectangular in cross-section. There are file marks on each side of the projection. This foot has a matt green patina and the break is abraded. Length: 41.99mm; width: 32.94mm; thickness: 10.87mm. Weight: 31.16g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 17th June 2015
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Record ID: IOW-1D3C43
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified object of probable post-Medieval date (c. 1500-c. 1800 AD). The object comprises a curving bar, generally 'D'-shaped in cross-section. However, on the outer face, it is bevelled at each side close to the break. At the opposite end it is bevel on one side of the inner face. It has a small oval-shaped projection at the end opposite the break. It is corroded in places and has traces of a dark green patina. 31.80 x 27.79 x 7.59mm. Weight: 6.72g. The break is old. Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: SUR-4…
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-394E11
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy tap handle terminal (c. 1600-c. 1800 AD). This find represents about half of the terminal and when complete would have resembled a 'moustache'. It would have been bifurcate and separated by a central depression. It is bevelled to form a lozenge shape in cross-section. The end is flat with a lip on the outer edge. This object is corroded and has traces of a buff and a dark green patina. The break is uneven and old. Height: 37.65mm; width: 16.68mm; thickness: 16.83mm. Weight: 60.06g. A similar tap is illustrated in Margeson (1993, p.…
Created on: Saturday 9th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
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Record ID: IOW-4DEA51
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Modern lead-alloy toy gun (c. 1850-c. 1920 AD). The stock survives and is sub-triangular in plan, pointed-oval in cross-section and has an open-ended butt. Both sides are similarly decorated with raised scrolling flowers and 'cross-hatching'. Toy guns were popular from the late 17th century and this example probably dates c. 1850-c. 1920. This object is largely coated with a buff patina. There is a break at the larger end. 35.29 x 16.42 x 8.72mm. Weight: 12.06g. A similar object has been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See find: BERK-9FA2F0.
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-3B5D05
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy buckle (c. 1200-c. 1400 AD). The pin is missing. The frame is 'D'-shaped in plan and oval in cross-section. The bar is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. Its outer edge is swollen and the upper face of the frame is ribbed overall. This buckle frame has a green patina with some small areas of corrosion. 20.49 x 25.59 x 5.84mm. Weight: 5.24g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C73527
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval zoomorphic cast copper-alloy single-looped buckle (c. 1400-c. 1500 AD). The pin is missing. The frame is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. In plan, it is lyre-shaped and each side curving side is in the form of an animal, probably a dolphin. They are addorsed and their heads meet at the centre of the outer edge where there is a small trefoil knop. Each tail forms the corner of the bar. A circular depression forms eyes and a similar depression is situated at each tail. These are cells for decorative material that has been lost. The bar is 'D'-shaped…
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Last updated: Sunday 8th April 2012
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Record ID: IOW-FE6C22
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian)-Medieval cast copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount (c. 1000-c. 1100 AD). This mount is roughly hexagonal in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It has a straight top and the bottom has a curved protruding lobe and does not posses a flange. It has moulded decoration at the front and is flat at the rear. At the centre, close to the top, there is an irregular shaped opening flanked on either side by a small circular hole. Near the bottom, at the centre, there is another circular hole. These three holes may have contained rivets. About …
Created on: Monday 6th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 20th May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-067EC1
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a pair of post-Medieval copper-alloy scissors of probable 17th century date. This fragment is moulded on both sides and consists of a finger-loop and part of the arm. The blade is missing. The oval loop is plain on the inside and decorated with shallow knobs on the outside. The sides of the integral arm are notched. Adjacent to the loop there is a 'heart'-shaped opening and beyond it there is a circular rivet hole. Close to the break on both sides there are oblique grooves. There is a fracture between the loop and the arm. The break is old. 54.4 x 19.4 x 3.2mm. …
Created on: Friday 13th January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.