Record ID: SWYOR-32BA4D
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval harness pendant dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is rectangular, wider than it is tall, with a suspension loop at rght angles to the plane of the pendant projecting from the centre of the upper edge. There is a circular hole in the centre, perhaps where another element was attached. A very faint mark on the pendant suggests that the extra element could have been lozenge shaped. There is little visible decoration, apart from traces of gilding and a very faint suggestion of a stamped annulet or possible border. The pendant has a green patina. It is 40mm long,…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-837711
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield shaped harness pendant dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1200 - 1400. It has a chequer board design of alternate gilded and enamelled squares. The enamel was probably blue. The blazon may be described as Checky / Chequey Or and Azure. This design has been attributed to the Warrenne family. The pendant has a broken suspension loop on the straight top side of the shield. It is 25.4mm long, 14.2mm wide and 4.5mm thick. 2.34g.
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-693B98
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy harness pendant which is 13th to 14th century in date. It is quatrefoil in shape. Within each lobe is a raised foliate design consisting of three 'leaves'. In the centre is a square recessed section surrounded by a raised border within which is a lion en passant. There is much blue enamel surviving on the lobes, and red in the square. . There is an attachment loop at the top which has broken, and the pendant is bent. The pendant is very similar in shape, though not in decoration, to fig.49, no.64 in 'The Medieval Horse and its Equipment' (Clark 1995). Compare a…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Lincolnshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F1DC26
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is a quatrefoil shape and has a suspension loop that is turned through 90 degrees. The central design is a shield with a lion rampant in the centre. Traces of red enamel survive in the background, and silvering on the charge and the tressure that surrounds the shield. It has a length of 30.51mm, width 21.32mm, thickness 4.12mm, weight 7.81g. For reference see P and E Saunders 1991. Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue part 1 pgs 24-27. The pendant probably dates from the 13th or 14th century. One family who …
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F1C1C8
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Medieval horse harness pendant. The pendant is circular in shape and has a design of what looks to be a mermaid in the middle of it holding a fish in her right hand and a flower in her left. In heraldry, mermaids are usually depicted holding a comb and a mirror. There is also an inscription around the edge: "+(IE SVI L)[-](MERENI)" meaning 'I am [?]'. A suspension loop is located at the top of the pendant. Traces of silvering still remain. It has a length of 33.72mm, width 24.45mm, thickness 2.25mm, weight 6.73g. For reference see P and E Saunders 1991. Salisbury and So…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-6AAEC5
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy, shield-shaped, medieval horse harness pendant. It is very worn and the heraldic device, if any, is no longer legible. There is a small piece missing from the right-hand edge of the shield. The suspension loop remains in place at the top of the shield, but is broken. It has a light-green patina. It is 56.5mm long, 39.2mm wide, and 5.7thick. It weighs 14.09gm. It probably dates from the 13th or 14th century (Griffiths, the Medieval Horse and its Equipment).
Created on: Thursday 27th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D566D1
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy horse harness pendant from the medieval period. The pendant is shaped like a six petalled flower and is openwork with a circular flat disc behind. It is 50.7mm long and 35.7mm wide. The pendant has a flat circular back piece which has damaged edges and is hinged at the top. In the centre of the front of this piece is a large projecting knop. This forms the centre of the flower when the back piece is forwards. The openwork piece, with which the back piece hinges, has six lobes and is openwork and the knop fits into the centre between the lobes. A copper alloy pin threads …
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D55647
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield shaped horse harness pendant from the medieval period. The pendant has a pointed base and curved sides with a flat top. It is bent and distorted. It is 40.2mm long and 25.1mm wide. The only traces of decoration surviving are fragments of gilding on the front. There is a circular projecting lug on the top of the shield in the centre with a circular hole through it from side to side. The lug is 7.8mm thick. The metal is dark brown in colour. Similar horse harness pendants can be seen in Cherry (1991) in Saunders (ed) Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Cat…
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.