2024-03-28T18:29:49+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results2110LateIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityPOST MEDIEVAL2EarlyMetal detectorIOW2014-1-181.JPG254692014GPS (from the finder)Poor8111603111019PM3.6Unitary AuthorityProbably2IOW254691700Restricted Accessx41047263506631.09Isle of Wight106272014-06-26T12:41:28ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
A post-Medieval cast copper-decorative hinge element from either a box or possibly a book fitting (c. 1500-c. 1700).
The object is flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section with bevelled edges at the front. One end terminates with a fleur-de-lis which has a countersunk hole for attachment. The rivet for this hole is missing. Beyond this is heart-shaped openwork, within which is a rounded moulding with a countersunk hole for a second rivet. This moulding and hole are incomplete due to a break. Beyond the second rivet hole there is a narrowed protrusion which would have fitted into the centre of a second hinged element. The protrusion is thickened and rounded and accommodates the remains of an iron axis bar.
The object is drab green with patches of black lacquer at the front. File marks can just be seen at the front. There is iron staining around the lug for the second rivet.
Length: 24.1mm; width: 11.8mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 1.09g.
Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: HAMP-0E0924; HAMP-3B9A20; HAMP-5281C3; HAMP-F5A4E2; IOW-D8D732; LVPL-7FDE54; NMS-5BC405; NMS-6ED5E6; NMS-823D26; NMS-A32741; SF-232A81; SF-6228D6; SUR-4D2A05; SUSS-5307D4; SWYOR-02B792; SWYOR-E086D2 and WILT-02BF51.
Frank Basford24.17Isle of Wight1IOW-AEC1416245981IOW2014-1-181POST MEDIEVALHINGERestricted Accessfinds-6245981111.810IOW-AEBBDEIncomplete1500x41047images/fbasford/2474417PAS53AAEBBD001F1B42014-06-25T16:33:17ZProbablyx410472014-05-31T23:00:00Z363POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainIronCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:11:52.099ZWiltshire10Unitary Authority1Metal detectorHemms0211hinge.jpg439252010From a paper map1171271PM4.13Unitary AuthorityCertain4WILT439251700Restricted Accessx41047156592.7Wiltshire106272011-02-03T16:03:00ZReturned to finderSouth WestCirca
A Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy decorative hinge from either a box or possibly a book fitting, folded on top of itself. It measures 23.92x12.50x4.13mm and weighs 2.7g.
The object consists of two openwork halves c.1mm thick with what appears to be a shorter, flat spike sandwiched between.
One half terminates in a fleur-de-lis a small rivet hole (1.3mm diameter) at the farthest point. Below this is an inverted, rather angular, heart-shaped openwork at the base of which is another rivet hole, complete with iron rivet corroded in place. Below is the c.4x2.5mm are of 'hinge' from the other plate and either side is a thickened base (3.34mm).
The second half has an inverted tear-shaped shaped openwork terminal with three projecting knops (at the furthest point and widest points). From the point is a narrow section that expands into a sub-rectangular panel with bifurcate knops on the short edges. At the centre is the iron rivet from the first plate, which holds the central flat spike in place too. Below extends the 'hinge' section, with the reverse of the first half's thickened base to either side.
The spike extends c.17mm.
The diameter of the holes suggest that the pins used to hold it in place were relatively small and so it is likely that the hinge was as much a decorative object as a functional one. It also suggests that it was attached to a relatively small artefact, such as a book or box. The use of a heart as decoration suggests a Post Medieval date, 16th/17th centuries AD. Similar examples on the database are HESH-EA3491, LVPL-7FDE54 and SUSS-5307D4.
Katie Hinds23.927ChippenhamWILT-02C3D74264171HINGERestricted Accessfinds-4264171112.58WILT-02BF51Complete1500images/khinds/1315137PAS4D402BF500125C42011-01-26T14:13:09ZCertainx410472010-08-31T23:00:00Z2010-10-30T23:00:00ZPOST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41427PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:09:53.63Z