Record ID: DOR-8330ED
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead uniface token probably dating to c.1500-1799. Powell type 14b with a long cross with a single centrally positioned pellet in each quadrant. The reverse is flat and undecorated. Date: Post Medieval Diameter: 21.15 mm Thickness: 2.65 mm Weight: 6.37 g
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-82E8E3
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy composite three-piece button. It is biconvex, undecorated and hollow made from two sheets of copper alloy soldered together. It has a separate soldered circular section copper alloy wire loop. Reference: Read 2005, pg.25, no.81 Date: Medieval to Early Post Medieval - c. 1300 - 1700 Diameter: 13.47 mm Height: 16.61 mm Weight: 1.86 g
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-826D91
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy one-piece button. A cast, solid one-piece, globular button with an integral undrilled shank. The shank is circular in cross section. Reference: Read, B 2005, pg.51-52 Date: Medieval to Post Medieval - c. 1400 - 1600 Diameter: 15.85 mm Height: 14.29 mm Weight: 4.33 g
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: DOR-82351E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy button dating to a possible late 15th-16th century date. Cast in one-piece with an integral undrilled shank. The button is biconvex, solid and undecorated with a circular section simple looped shank. Reference: Read, B 2005, pg.51-52 Date: Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval Diameter: 11.91 mm Height: 16.59 mm Weight: 5.03 g
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-821F63
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy button dating to a possible late 15th-16th century date. It is cast one-piece with an integral undrilled shank. The button is biconvex, solid and undecorated. The shank has a circular cross section. Reference: Read, B 2005, pg.54, No. 196 Date: Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval Diameter: 15.96 mm Height: 14.98 mm Weight: 3.31 g
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-81E860
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy 17th century token farthing issued by Richard Terrey in Hammersmith, Middlesex. Williamson Vol II (1891, 818) Middlesex no.75 dating to 1648-1672. Date: Post Medieval Diameter: 15.48 mm. Weight: 0.61 g.
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: DOR-E880D2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cross pattee mount of an uncertain date ranging from to 500-1700. An attachment hook remains at the rear. The cross has four equal arms that expand from the centre to the ends, each arm is decorated with an incised trapezium with the three outer sides surrounded by a row of punched pellets, in the centre there is a raised pellet encircled by a ring of punched pellets. The central attachment spike to the rear has an oval cross section, the tip is missing. Reference: similar to DENO-C06CC6 on the PAS database. Date: Early medieval to post medieval. Dimensions: 15.39m…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th July 2018
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Record ID: DOR-E85C41
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy double loop buckle dating to c.1500-1650. Only the frame survives, the pin is missing. The frame is sub-rectangular with concave upper and lower outside edges that have bifid mouldings. The front is rounded with an elaborate pin notch of three oblique grooves. The narrowed strap bar has a rectangular section Reference: A similar example can be seen in Ross Whitehead 1996 Buckles 1250-1800 pg.28, no.146 which is dated c.1500-1650. A similar example can be seen on the PAS database - CORN-2F4C04 Date: Post medieval. Dimensions: 27.61mm x 25.69mm x 2.77mm. W…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-E7D4A9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy double loop buckle dating to c.1600-1700. Only the frame survives, the bar and pin are missing. The frame is rectangular and symmetrical with expanded outside edges. The inside edges are incurved and the corners rounded. The surface decoration is in the form of moulded scrollwork. At each end of the missing strap bar there are thickened rectangular scrolled knops, and at each corner there are lobed scrolled knops. The outside edges have three lobed expanded decorations consisting of a central equal armed cross a fleur de lis either side.The reverse is undecora…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-A10E0F
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal. A two part seal joined by a folded integral tab. On one face is a moulded sun face with wavy rays framing it. On the other face is a moulded baluster-like device, possibly a goblet or other vessel. Date: Post medieval - 16th to 17th century Dimensions: 20.96 mm x 14.72 mm x 4.31 mm Weight: 4.87 g
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-A095DD
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy thimble. A small domed thimble. The top is smoothly domed and does not have a tonsure (an area bare of indentations). The body is circular. The indentations are small and circular; they have been applied in vertical rows over the whole of the exterior surface, all the way to the base. The lower edge is slightly damaged and there is a small hole part way up the body. The method of manufacture is not clear. Date: Late Medieval - c. 1400 - 1500 Dimension: 15.47 mm diameter, 1.03 wall thickness, 14.50 mm height Weight: 3.70 g
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-9ED35A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A liard of Louis XIV of France (1643 -1715) dating to 1655. Uncertain mint Date: Post Medieval Diameter: 22.06 mm Weight: 2.76 g Die axis: 6
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-9D27AB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy farthing token of the City of Bristol. Obverse: A BRISTOLL FARTHING around CB 1662 inside a circle Reverse: THE ARMES OF BRISTOLL around a ship issuing from a castle (the city arms) Reference: Williamson No. 11 to 13 Date: Post medieval - 1652 - 1670 Diameter: 20.34 mm Weight: 1.26 g
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: DOR-FEB525
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead Papal Bulla of Pope Urban V (1362-1370). The reverse bears the legend URB/ANUS/PPV, spaced across three lines and positioned within a circular border of pellets. This states the name of the Pope, his abbreviated title, and his ordinal number. The PP (his abbreviated title) stands for 'pastor pastorum', which translates as 'shepherd of the shepherds'. The obverse, which is fairly worn and slightly pitted, is adorned with the traditional image of St Paul and St Peter. They are identified by the inscription SPA SPE, located above depictions of them. These are abbrevi…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: DOR-233C91
Object type: COMB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wooden, single piece, double sided comb. The comb has a slender lozenge shaped profile. At one side the teeth are large, rounded and widely spaced, on the other they are narrow and more finely spaced. All the teeth taper to the outside edges. At the remaining end there is a wide framing bar which also tapers towards the outer edges. This style of comb is common in the later medieval and eraly post-medieval period and they are ofetn made of boxwood. Date: Late medieval to early post medieval - 15th to 17th centuries Dimensions: 45.98 mm x 55.73 mm x 7.42 mm Weight: 8.81g
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vintry Foreshore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-230245
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fish vertebra with a large central hole. Fish vertebrae often have natural holes at the centre, however this is larger than is usually seen and may have been purposely made. A possible bead. There is some evidence of fish bones being used as rosary beads in the medieval period (Stallibrass, S, 2002, "The possible use of fish and cattle bones as rorary beads" Finds Research Group Datsheet 29 Date: Possibly Medieval to Post medieval
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vintry Foreshore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2247F4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment from a salt-glazed stoneware jug. The neck of a "Bellarmine" face jug In the 17th century these jugs were named bellarmines in order to lampoon Cardinal Bellarmine (1542 - 1621). Date: Post-Medieval - late 16th to 17th century Neck Diameter: 35.87 mm Weight: 125.49 g
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vintry Foreshore', grid reference and parish protected.