Record ID: LVPL-C457D3
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and decorated lead alloy tobacco box lid knop of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). It measures 46.43mm in length, 20.67mm wide and is 24.12mm thick. It weighs 10.16g. The knop is broadly sub circular in plan and irregular in profile. The knop is modelled on a black African male head, with a rounded face; heavy brows and eyes; a wide flattened nose and thick lips, slightly parted. The cheeks and chin are also well-defined. There are flecks on the back of the head to indicate short hair and there is a prominent band around the head, moulded in hig…
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C55940
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead or lead alloy pyramid standing weight, of probable Medieval dating (14th to Mid 16th Centuries AD). The weight is sub circular in plan, and sub triangular in profile. The width of the weight increases from the base (maximum) to the top (minimum width). The top of the weight has been deliberately flattened, and a suspension / hanging hole of irregular shape has been placed. The hole has been located off centre and has been incompletely perforated The base of the weight is sub circular in plan, with facetted sides. The surface of the weight is rough and und…
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D95E84
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: A complete but worn silver struck / hammered sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603), date of minting uncertain but probably between 1583 and 1603 as part of the third issue of coinage. North type 2015. Diameter: 23.84mm Thickness: 0.84mm Weight: 2.1 grams
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D988C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: A complete but worn silver struck / hammered sixpence of Anne (1702 - 1714), polished and bent twice into a love token. Spink type 3592 Diameter: 21.00mm Thickness: 0.91mm Weight: 2.2 grams
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DAADD7
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy padlock, of Post Medieval dating (16th Century to mid 19th Centuries AD). It is circular in plan, with two protruding lugs at the top of the lock. These lugs would have originally taken the bar, which is now missing. The presence of iron corrosion products around the area of the lugs would suggest that the bar was originally made from iron. It is sub rectangular in cross section. A rectangular plate is present, both on the front and the back, positioned longituditionally in the centre of each face. Each plate has been decorated with three small pan…
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EA5A52
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete moulded clay tobacco pipe bowl of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD) The clay tobacco pipe has been moulded from a white pipeclay. The pipe fragment consists of an almost complete bowl. A horizontal line is present, running parallel to the rim edge. The rim of the bowl has been damaged. The clay pipe measures 26.59mm high, with a maximum diameter 19.22mm. The wall of the clay pipe bowl is 2.55mm thick. It weighs 5.9 grams. The bowl style is similar to that of Oswald's type 4 (Oswald, 1975, p.37). This type is typically dated to c. 1600 - 1640 AD. Referenc…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EB3B36
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead powder flask cap, of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD). Approximately 75% of the cap is present, with part of one side missing. It has been mishaped, probably due to movement in the ploughsoil. It is sub circular in plan, and sub rectangular in cross section. Originally it would have been circular or oval in plan (as viewed from above). The comparatively thin sides (or walls) would have flared outwards towards the oval or circular mouth. The closed end or 'base' is circular in plan. Remnants of a D shaped loop on the edge of the base are present. No cas…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EB8531
Object type: SHOE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete sole from a handmade child's shoe, of Early Modern Dating (Late 19th Century) The shape of the sole is similar to a dumbell (two rounded ends, joined together by a narrow waist). It consists of three layers of leather. The leather layers have been joined by thin copper alloy rivets, riveted through the base. The rivets form a line rounding around the edge of the base. The heel has been made up of all three layers of leather, with part of the heel support still present. It measures 141mm from toe to heel, the widest part of the toe is 45.6mm and the widest part of t…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BCBE56
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast white metal (probably pewter) button, of Post Medieval (17th Century) dating. The button is sub circular in plan, and convex (domed) in profile. The front of the button is relatively plain apart from a pronounced pellet located at the centre. Three less pronounced pellets are present surrounding the central one in a vague cross arrangement. A small notch has been removed from one side of the button. The back of the button is flat and undecorated. A depression is present in the centre, probably when the original attachment loop was. The button is a mid grey colou…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BD1695
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy strap loop / fitting, of probable Medieval dating (c.1350 - c.1450 AD). The strap loop is D shaped or semi-circular in plan, and D shaped in cross section. It consists of a semi circular frame with bevelled exterior edges. The strap bar is recessed, with a circular cross section. Possible remnants of an iron are present wrapped around the exterior edge. The strap loop is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. It measures 21.61mm long, 21.68mm wide and the frame is 4.75mm thick. The frame is 1.78mm thick. The strap loop weighs 2.7 g…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BD3DF4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy rectangular double looped buckle, of probable Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval (c.1400 - c. 1600 AD). Approximately 35% of the buckle frame is present, consisting of one side. The central bar and the opposite loop are missing. The frame fragment is U-shaped in plan, with a flat side and projecting arms top and bottom. In cross section, the frame is rectangular. The front of the frame has been decorated with a series of incised oblique / diagonal lines. The back of the frame is plain and undecorated. The buckle frame is a mid to dark green colo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BD6B01
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy bag seal, of probable Late Post Medieval to Modern dating (1700 to 1900 AD). The bag seal consists of two sub circular discs of lead or lead alloy pressed together. Approximately 50% of the front disc is present, with a stamped design. Only the letter H survives of the original design, with a floral design above and a pelleted border. The back is plain and undecorated. The bag seal is a light to mid grey colour, with an even surface patina. It measures 22.09mm in diameter and 5.12mm thick. It weighs 4.8 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Sunday 8th January 2012
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Record ID: LVPL-BD94F3
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy handle for a scale tang knife, of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The knife handle is sub rectangular in plan, and concave in profile. The handle consists of one side from a paired set. One half would sit on either side of the tang in a scale tang knife. The handle is curved to accommodate the tang, with an closed semi-circular end. The blade end is open and flared. Located centrally on the handle, is a raised rectangular area, delimited by a border. Inside is an inscription 'MAKE YOU BLEED'. The inside of the handle is plain and undecor…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th January 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-CC0D72
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck/hammered copper alloy jetton of Charles V (1364-1380 AD) or Charles VI (1380-1422), struck in Tournai, France between 1373 and 1415. The jetton consists of a Chatel Tournois jetton, one of the jetton issues that alluded to the French provinces, struck principally between the French reconquests of 1373 and the anarchy following the battle of Agincourt in 1415. The obverse depicts the Chatel Tournois accosted with a lis or lys either side. The obverse legend reads: +IE SVI DE LATON BE (Translation: I am of handsome latton). The reverse depicts a triple stranded straight c…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-CD4164
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy annular brooch, with decorative elements to either side, of Medieval dating (c.1200 - c. 1400 AD). The brooch is sub-circular (slightly oval) in plan, with the frame having a broadly circular cross section. The decoration on the brooch is symmetrical and is the same on both sides (front & back). The decoration is probably floral or zoomorphic in style, but due to the degree of abrasion suffered, it is hard to determine exactly the style of decoration. A double sided projection is present on one side of the brooch, with a pronounced swelling opposite …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-CDD0D0
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy book clasp, of probable Late Anglo-Saxon or early Medieval dating (1000 - 1200 AD). The object is thick and flat, and although made in one piece can be described in three separate areas: the flared split end for attaching it to the strap, the central circular element, and the projecting animal-head terminal. The front has been decorated with incised decoration. Both the attachment end and the circular area have an incised border of thin small rectangles (often called 'ladder pattern'). A faint geometric design is present within this border on the …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-CEEB37
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead seal matrix, of Medieval date (c. 1250 - c.1350 AD). The seal matrix has a circular die, with a large D-shaped lug on the reverse. This is rectangular in cross-section and has an off-centre sub-circular perforation, diameter 2.52mm. No marks appears to be visible to aid orientation of the die. The die depicts four leaves arranged in an quatrefoil design, surrounded by a grooved border and then the legend around the edge. Each leaf consists of five diagonal petals or leaves. The legend appears to read + S': GRONW MON AP HOVA (Seal of Gronw Mon Son of Hova). G…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-D00327
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy enamelled Casket or cross mount, of Medieval dating (12th to 13th Centuries AD). The casket mount consists of half a length figure, with a solid head. The head is turned slightly to the right, and one (green) glass eye remains. The figure has five panels of enamel arranged lengthwise down the figure, indicating costume. The panels of enamel are mainly blue but there is possibly one panel of green and one of yellow present. Minor traces of gilding are present on the front of the mount. Two attachment holes are present, located centrally on the figure. The…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-D02C10
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy enamelled mount from a casket or crucifix, of Medieval date (12th to 13th Centuries AD). The mount consists of a three-quarter length figure, with a solid head. The head is turned slightly to the right, and two blue glass eyes remain. The figure has seven recessed panels, for enamel to be inlaid, arranged lengthwise down the figure, indicating costume. The enamel is no longer present, lost through abrasion. Two attachment holes are present, located centrally on the figure, both are empty, with an internal diameter of 4.02mm. The back of the mount is conc…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-D26E26
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy chafing dish handle, of Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). The handle is hexagonal in plan, with three opposing straight sides and three opposing inward curving (concave) sides. The cross section of the handle is rectangular. Neither side of the handle exhibits signs of decoration. The handle is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. It measures 54.09mm in length, 62.25mm wide and 4.83mm thick. The frame of the handle is 7.73mm wide. It weighs 35.3 grams. This handle would have been attached to the body of the chafi…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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