Record ID: BM-0F7F58
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A gold enamelled and jewelled object of yet to be determined use, possibly a pendant, dress-ornament or belt-fitting. Openwork cartouche, central white enamelled square setting containing a cut garnet, on cruciform with short arms within elaborate blue and white enamelled foliate frame. Triple-ribbed suspension loop, small pierced trefoil at foot. The back of the setting stands slightly proud within incised cruciform marking-out lines. A ‘6’ or ‘9’ incised on the back of the setting. The gold content was found to be approximately 92%, the inset stone is a garnet.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
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Record ID: BM-120F32
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A sub-rectangular gold binding, not a finger-ring, comprising a flat strip, 4 mm. wide and 0.77 mm. thick, decorated externally with a five-ribbed linear reeding. A butt join on one of the long sides is secured on the inner face by a small ?soldered strip (length 9 mm.).
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2022
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Record ID: BM-D8E926
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead shy cock. Double sided it has been broken at the feet and is missing a beak and comb. Shy-cocks may have derived from the Shrove Tuesday pursuit of casting stones or cudgels at a live cockerel which was either tied down or buried up to its neck in the ground (Forsyth & Egan 2005: 239). Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: BM-D8F923
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token, circular in plan. Obverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, Followed by the words 'ELIZABETH . IOYNE . AT . Y *'. Under the words is another circular pelleted border and within this is an image of an anchor with a snaking rope. Reverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, followed by the words 'IN . MAIDE . LANE . 1667 *'. Under the words is another circular pelleted border and within this is written 'HER HALF PENY', each word under the other with a flower/ cross flanked by a pellet on each side under the words.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: BM-D905A8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token, circular in plan. Obverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, within this wording follows the border 'THOMAS . COMFORT . AT', and between the first and last word is a small five petalled flower. Under these words is a pelleted border within which is a heraldic shield, which has a central chevron. Reverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, within this wording follows the border 'IN . WINCHESTER . YARD' and between the first and last word is a small five petalled flower. Under these words is a pelleted border within…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: BM-D915D1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy token, circular in plan. Obverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, wording follows the border in clockwise direction 'THO : INSLEY . AT . THE'. In between the first and last word is an image of a heart. Under these words is a plain band and within this is an image of a swan. Reverse: narrow border with teeth/ triangle design pointing inwards, within this wording follows the border 'IN . BLACK . FRIARS' and between the first and last word is an image of a heart. Under these words is a plain band within which are the letters, 'I' under this 'TS'…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: BM-C0A894
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A baked clay fragment of a handmade malting floor tile dating to the seventeenth to nineteenth century AD. The object is approximately rectangular in plan with one wall extending beyond the rectangular shape at one corner. Another corner is either damaged or worn to a 45 degree angle. The centre of the object has a square-shaped perforation extending to the bottom surface in which there are five small circular perforations, possibly for ventilation. The underside is otherwise flat and undecorated. The object measures 54mm in length, 44.7mm in width and is a maximum of 35.8mm in height…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: BM-C0D2F9
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A baked clay fragment of a malting floor tile dating to the post medieval period. The object is approximately rectangular in plan. Three of the sides of the object have semi-circular vertical depressions, one of which is pierced. The object possesses a large central perforation which extends the length of the object terminating in a base decorated with six small circular perforations arranged in a floral pattern. There is damage to one of the reverse corners. The object measures 45mm in length, 62.3mm in width and 38.5mm in height. The circular perforation on the top face measures 18.…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2020
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Record ID: BM-176374
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble fragment, missing domed top, made from silver sheet now pressed out. Plain border roughly engraved Thinke: on with a gap, then a D possibly for the word Death. The body stamped with waffle-shaped indentations leaving a design in reserve of scrolls supporting hearts and flowers. Late 17th Century, of a type commonly reported through the Treasure Act. Compare TAR 2005-6 no. 833. The inscription is found on other examples. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora …
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: BM-6E76F4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble, torn around circumference of dome. The body decorated with lozenges centred with squares of waffle-type indentations; the triangles between the lozenges also with indentations, plain border between engraved lines. Lathe centring mark on dome. Length: 2.2 cm. 17th Century. The precious metal content of the thimble is greater than 10%.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-6F5EB6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver thimble, the main body decorated with a geometric loop ornament and irregular indentations, some of which have pierced the metal. The body is squashed and split lengthwise, where the sheet would have been joined to form a ring. There is no top. A similar piece was recorded in Annual Treasure Report 2000, no. 208.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-EC25EC
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sword belt fitting dating to the post medieval period. The fitting is olivate in shape and convex in section. At one end there is a collar comprising two horizontal ribs extending to a fragmentary looped terminal which is worn. At the other end there is a square-shaped perforation. The fitting measures 31mm in length and a maximum of 12mm in width. The square perforation measures 2.5mm in width. The fitting weighs 3.9 grams.
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-A5C5A1
Object type: SUNDIAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy sundial dating to AD 1652; the gnomon is missing. The sundial is thin and slightly dished; its edge is curved around the top where the edge follows the circular outline of the dial with a slight indentation in the centre. The copper-alloy sheet then has three almost right-angled corners at the sides and bottom, forming a kite shape. If the dial is held with noon at the top as north, circular perforations are located at the east, west and south cardinal points; the perforation on the east cardinal point is incomplete and damaged. The dial has engraved deco…
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-497B21
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy stud, probably dating to the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries AD. The stud head is circular in plan and hemispherical in section. The upper surface of the head is decorated with a floral motif in relief comprising six petals surrounding a central circular knop. From the underside of the stud, there extend two circular-section tapering lugs. The stud measures 13.5mm in length and the head measures 16.5mm in diameter. On the underside, the two shanks are a maximum of 3.5mm in width.
Created on: Monday 31st August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: BM-177414
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval silver stud; small circular plano-convex stud (flat on the back) with integral square-sectioned tapering spike projecting from the reverse; stud has moulded decoration of an eight-spoked wheel with two pellets in each angle. Reminiscent of late medieval/early post medieval lead buttons. Length 8.6 mm, diameter of stud 8.5 mm - 8.8 mm, thickness of stud 2.2 mm, max width & thickness of spike 2.6 mm - 2.7 mm and weight 0.78 g. Perhaps 15th - 16th century As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulat…
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2022
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Record ID: BM-026FA3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded cast copper-alloy hooked mount of post-medieval date. The mount is sub-trapezoidal in plan with an incurved (U-shaped) upper edge. It tapers towards the inward-turning hook, now slightly misaligned. The mount is shallowly convex. It features two, unaligned rivet holes, one towards the upper edge, the other just below the centre of the plate. These both retain the corroded remains of iron rivets. The copper alloy is covered in mid-/light-green corrosion product. Comparable hooked mounts can be found illustrated in Margeson (1993, 39; refs.: 257, 258) where they are dated t…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buckingham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-6E490B
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver slip-top spoon. Broken into two pieces part way along the stem. The stem is hexagonal in section and flares out slightly at the distal end where it terminates in an angled slip-top. The stub remaining at the proximal end is joined to the back of the bowl with a v-shaped terminus. Both sections of the stem are bent around the break point. The bowl is bent and distorted. It was originally an oval shape. There are several stamps on the spoon. On the front of the bowl, below where the stem joins is a stamp of a crowned X. On the back, also below the stem, are the initials AB (with …
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-3F2921
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy bullet probably from a pistol or carbine dating to the Post-Medieval period. The bullet is cast in two halves that are poorly aligned. A casting flash is visible around the circumference of the bullet and there is a casting sprue visible on one side. Its weight suggests that it may be pistol or carbine shot (Courtney 1988; Foard 2008). Diameter: 15.1mm, weight:20.3 grams.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: BM-6D9E6C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete post-medieval silver seal matrix. The die is oval and shows the negative design of a galleon with three masts and front and rear castles. This is surrounded by a beaded border. There is no lettered inscription. The shaft is six sided and would have terminated in a loop, which is now missing. The break edges are worn smooth and similarly patinated to the rest of the object suggesting this damage occurred in antiquity. Directly below the position of the loop is a moulded hexagonal collar, which mirrors the six sides of the shaft, and below this is a grooved line.
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-DA4BF5
Object type: POT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of pottery, brown with seal.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Portsmouth', grid reference and parish protected.