Record ID: WMID-FB7501
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (16th to 18th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised double incised ring around the edge, and a concentric incised ring towards the centre. Two stamped marks are present, both unclear. Both are sub rectangular, and could be either a castle, a cannon or something different. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The weight is a mid green colour with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface d…
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2013
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Record ID: WMID-12D771
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (18th Century AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. Four stamped marks are present, two however are unclear. The legible ones consist of A sword of St Paul (representing London) and a Ewer representing the London Founder's Company. One of the illegible ones is probably a crowned letter, indicating which monarch it was made under. Filemarks are present on the reverse. The weight is a dark green colour with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement w…
Created on: Monday 30th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
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Record ID: WMID-8C73B5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. A stamped mark is present but is it is unclear what design it is. The base of the weight is undecorated apart from a concave depression in the centre. It has a diameter of 21.7 mm and is 6.5 mm thick. It weighs 12.8 g (0.45 oz). Several similar trade weights have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-0EA67A, WMID-12D771 and SUR-82D25D.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: WMID-1F08F6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (17th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. Two stamps are present. The sword of St Paul (for London) and a Crowned C (from either Charles I (1625 to 1649) or Charles II (1660 to 1685). The base of the weight is undecorated. It has a diameter of 27.6 mm and is 4.0 mm thick. It weighs 12.4 g (0.44 oz). Several similar trade weights have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-0EA67A, WMID-12D771 and SUR-82D25D. A similar crowned C stamp is…
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2019
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Record ID: WMID-0EA67A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. Five stamped marks are present. These marks consist of a sword of St Paul (representing London); a Ewer representing the London Founder's Company; a chalice; the letter A, standing for the Averdepois system; the letter B. The chalice may be a crowned I, indicating that it was issued during the reign of James I (AD 1603 to AD 1625). The letter B is probably a maker's mark. The base of the weight is undeco…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2017
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Record ID: WMID-B6445D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. One stamp is visible, A Crowned I (from either James I (1603 to 1625) or James II (1685 to 1688). The base of the weight is undecorated. It has a diameter of 29.0 mm and is 3.7 mm thick. It weighs 10.3 g (0.37 oz). Several similar trade weights have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-0EA67A, WMID-12D771 and SUR-82D25D.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Record ID: WMID-1BF257
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight of Post Medieval dating (17th to 18th Centuries AD). The weight is circular in plan. The obverse has a raised ring around the edge as a border. Three stamps are present. A Staffordshire Knot, a capital letter V and a capital letter H. The base of the weight is undecorated. Filemarks are present on the base. It has a diameter of 18.8 mm and is 4.4 mm thick. It weighs 5.7 g (0.20 oz). Several similar trade weights have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-0EA67A, WMID-12D771 and SUR-82D25D. A cr…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th December 2023
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Record ID: WMID-86EE67
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy rim fragment from a copper alloy large posnets or cauldrons of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700). The rim fragments are irregular in shape, but rectangular in cross section. The internal surface is smooth and polished. The rim type consists of a rounded lip. The exterior surface is unpolished and shows signs of finishing/filing. Sooting is present on the exterior of a couple of the fragments. This section is most likely from the out turned rim of a cauldron or posnet (See Fig 1 in Butler, Green and Payne 2009 for examples of …
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
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Record ID: WMID-7E0561
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three incomplete copper alloy rim fragments from probably two copper alloy large posnets or cauldrons of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700). The rim fragments are irregular in plan, but rectangular in cross section. The internal surface is smooth and polished. The rim type consists of a rounded lip. The exterior surface is unpolished and shows signs of finishing/filing. Sooting is present on the exterior of a couple of the fragments. This section is most likely from the out turned rim of a cauldron or posnet (See Fig 1 in Butler, Green and Payne 2009 fo…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-9C9B2A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete sheet copper alloy handle attachment plate, from a skimmer, of Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1450 to AD 1700). The attachment plant has been constructed from two pieces of sheet copper alloy metal, that has been riveted together with rolled sheet copper alloy rivets. The handle is now in four fragments. It is sub rectangular in shape. The top plate is raised in the centre, to accommodate a wooden handle, this area is now squashed flat. A circular rivet hole is present at the larger end. Two pairs of rivets would have connected the two sheets; the pair nearest t…
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 13th April 2015
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Record ID: WMID-AC8A11
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1700). The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in cross section. The foot / leg is expanded at the top and curves outward. The remnants of a central rib is present on the interior surface. The interior surface is coated with a black layer, presumably the result of sooting from being within a fire. It measures 33.4 mm in length, 34.7 mm wide and 12.3 mm thick. It weighs 49.9 grams. The vessel foot / leg is predominante…
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: WMID-73A3B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of a copper alloy vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700). The rim fragment has a rectangular cross section. The rim type consists of a bevelled type. This section is possibly from a cooking vessel either a cauldron or posnet (See Fig 1 in Butler, Green and Payne 2009 for examples of the vessel type). The fragment is a dark brown colour, with a fairly smooth surface patina. Cooking vessels of this type were in use from as early as AD 1100 and slowly go out of use by AD 1850, after being superseded by cast iron pots and saucep…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-474EBA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy chafing dish handle of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1400-1600). The handle is roughly trapezoidal in shape, being wider at the bottom with rounded corners and a slightly inward curving lower edge whilst the upper edge short and straight. The bottom right corner has been bent slightly upwards. The handle has a square cross section throughout. There is an incomplete attachment lug. The lug has a more drop-shaped, sub-oval body in profile that is rectangular in cross section. There is a rectangular collar at the narrow end of the body of the lug and wh…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: WMID-F525F9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy foot or leg from a cast copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1700). The leg is sub rectangular in shape, with tapering sides.  The upper edge has a broken terminal where the leg would have once attached to the pot. The sides taper to a lower rounded edge. On the outer face is a central moulded rib that runs vertically along the fragment. The opposing face is flat. It measures 94.2 mm in length, 57.4 mm wide and 16.4 mm thick. It weighs 283.9 g. The leg is dark green to black colour, with an even surf…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Record ID: WMID-FD9E97
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy unidentified object, of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900). The object would has a flat frame creating a sub-rectangular aperture approximately 13.98 mm x 64.33 mm. The frame is hexagonal in cross section. The front and reverse of the frame is flat. Both sides of the frame are bevelled, resulting in a hexagonal. There is a knop attached to one of the short sides of the frame. In plan view the knop has four equal length edges forming an obtuse point at the centre of the outer edge of the frame. The opposing end of the object has …
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
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Record ID: WMID-2C2538
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silvered or tinned copper alloy scalled shaped artefact, of uncertain function and dating, but probably Medieval to Post Medieval (AD 1400 to AD 1800). The artefact has an incomplete suspension loop or hinge fitting, with a rectangular slot. The front has been decorated with a scallop like design. The recesses still retain traces of silvering or tinning. The reverse is predominately flat, with a slight concavity. No attachments marks or scars are present. It measures 21.0 mm in length, 14.2 mm wide and 3.2 mm thick. It weighs 3.0 g. The artefact is a mid green …
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th September 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4526DC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy fragment from an uncertain artefact of probable Post medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800). The fragment is triangular in shape, with two original edges and an incomplete partially patinated break as the long diagonal edge. The original edges are rounded with a slight ridge. Traces of patterns or raised decoration are visible on either front or back face but it is hard to determine the exact design. It measures 21.1 mm in length, 19.2 mm wide and 4.8 mm thick. It weighs 7.2 g. The fragment is a dark green colour, with an mostly even surface pa…
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2021
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: WMID-44E56E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy disc of uncertain dating but probably Post Medieval in dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800). The artefact is circular in shape with a flat cross cross section. The front appears to have a raised central area, possibly in the shape of a bust, maybe Charles I. No other features are visible. A casting seam runs centrally across the reverse, with a central pellet. It has a diameter of 38.2 mm and is 6.3 mm thick. It weighs 37.9 g. The artefact is a dark green colour with an even surface patina.  No direct parallel was found at the time of recording. It may be a part…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2022
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Record ID: WMID-6771AC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy artefact of uncertain function but probably of Post Medieval dating. The artefact is circular, with a square perforation at the centre. A small upright groove is present on the edge, probably for alignment purposes. No decoration is present on either face. The square perforation measures 12.3 mm by 12.6 mm. The artefact has a diameter of 30.7 mm and is 8.0 mm thick. It weighs 33.7 g. The artefact is a dark green colour with an even surface patina. The square perforation on this artefact is suggestive that it may have been part of the fittings on a sword pomm…
Created on: Tuesday 19th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-F080CC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy artefact of uncertain function but probably Post Medieval in dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800). The artefact consists of a flat sheet metal loop, with ends secured through a square sheet metal plate. Each end has been folded back onto itself. One end has been squared off, the other is more triangular. The loop is no longer circular in shape, more sub oval.  It measures 26.8 mm in length, 30.3 mm wide and 5.9 mm thick. The loop is 1.4 mm thick. The square sheet piece measures 12.3 mm by 13.6 mm and is 1.8 mm thick. It weighs 5.0 g. The artefact is a dark green …
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2023
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