Record ID: IOW-3594A1
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy and enamelled heraldic harness pendant (c. 1255-c. 1303). The pendant is in the form of a shield with a straight top and curving sides. It has a central suspension loop at the top turned through 90° to the plane of the pendant. The rear face is plain. There is no patina. The device may be described thus: Gules a fess between six martlets or (a gold horizontal band with three martlets above and below) There is a tiny fleck of gilding on the horizontal band and also on one of the martlets. The arms of this pendant were borne by Sir Walter de Beauchamp Knt.,…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2010
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-1CC530
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy shield-shaped harness pendant of medieval date (c.1200-c. 1400). The pendant has a straight top, curving sides and a pointed base. At the centre of the top of the shield there is a suspension bar with a loop turned through 90° to the plane of the pendant. The rear face of the pendant is plain. Most of the loop is missing and has abraded breaks. 33.0 x 22.6 x 3.2mm. Weight: 7.96g. The shield is decorated with: gules three lions passant guardant or with a label of three points azure. A red back ground with three gold lions and at the top over o…
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E6F088
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper alloy enamelled heraldic harness pendant of probable 14th-century (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is worn and abraded. It is sub-triangular (shield-shaped) in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The edges of the shield are slightly bevelled and the profile of the pendant is slightly bowed (convex). On the upper edge of the shield is an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the pendant. This loop has been pierced (diameter 2mm) and complete. The front face of the pendant had an enamelled design. The surface of the front f…
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4DAE23
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper alloy enamelled heraldic harness pendant of probable 14th-century (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is worn and much detail is lost or obscured . The pendant is sub-triangular (shield-shaped) in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The edges of the shield are slightly bevelled and the profile of the pendant is slightly bowed (convex). On the upper edge of the shield is an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the pendant. The front face of the pendant had an enamelled design - which is poorly defined due to modern corrosion…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2012
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-6A9348
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper alloy enamelled heraldic harness pendant of probable 14th-century (c.1250 - c.1450) date. The pendant is worn and corroded and some detail is lost or obscured . The pendant is sub-triangular (shield-shaped) in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The edges of the shield are slightly bevelled and the profile of the pendant is slightly bowed (convex). On the upper edge of the shield is an integral cast suspension loop which is set at 90 degrees to the plain of the pendant. The top edge of the suspension loop is lost through an old heavily worn break. The front …
Created on: Thursday 11th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-542D87
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy horse harness pendant with enamel decoration. A shield-shaped pendant. The design is probably gules, a fesse between six martlets (3/3) or (a red enamel field with six birds (martlets) and a horizontal band (fesse) and which was probably originally gilded.) These are the arms of the Beauchamp family. The pendant is quite large. There is a suspension loop at the top with a circular pierced hole. The back is flat and undecorated. Date: Medieval - 14th century Dimensions: 49.09 mm x x 31.07 mm x 7.13 mm Weight: 17.09 g A shield-shaped stud with the same coat of a…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Last updated: Saturday 13th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Launceston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-EB7A67
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval copper alloy heraldic horse harness pendant, dating to c. AD 1200-1400. The pendant is shield shaped, tapering to a point at the bottom and with a transverse attachment loop projecting from the top edge. The pendant is decorated with an inner shield, left reserved against a recessed border containing a series of raised pellets. This was probably originally inlaid with enamel, although it is now lost, with the raised pellets retaining traces of gilding (bezants). The central shield retains traces of a white metal coating, with three recessed diagonal channels retaining thier…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Record ID: DEV-8ABE00
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness pendant dating to the medieval period, c. 1250-1400. The object is shaped as a square topped shield with convex sides meeting at a point at the base, and is flat in cross section. There is the stub of a suspension loop slightly to the right of centre on the upper edge. This tapers to a narrow point where the break has occurred, with the loop missing. The pendant is slightly bent, with the pointed bottom of the shield curving upwards slightly. The shield is marked by three evenly spaced horizontal grooves, approximately 2mm in width. No clear metal coating …
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-281066
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Horse Harness Pendant: Complete but worn cast copper alloy and enamel shield-shaped horse harness pendant. The front of the shield carries the design of a backward looking white wyvern (2 legged, winged dragon with a long tail) set against a blue or green background with a single 6 lobed white mullet in the upper right hand corner. The integrally cast suspension loop is set at a right angle to the shield at the midpoint of the upper edge. Harness pendants of this type are dated c.1200-1400.
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Besthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-DFA832
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent and corroded copper-alloy horse harness pendant of probable 14th century date. The pendant takes the form of a spade-shield bearing a heraldic device of Or fretty gules (gold lozenges on a red background) - this appears to be the arms of the de Verdon family. Only traces of the red enamel survive and the gilding has also been lost. The suspension loop is set at a right-angle to the top edge and consists of a flattened, sub-oval plate with a circular aperture. The reverse of the pendant is flat and plain. The object measures 45.5mm high, 27.8mm wide and 6.8mm thick. The wei…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston', grid reference and parish protected.