Record ID: NMGW-716F17
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead-alloy whistle in the shape of a pipe bowl, probably late 19th century in date. The pipe bowl is similar to clay pipe examples and is decorated with moulded decoration consisting of joined semicircles and small raised knops. The base of the bowl ends in a pointed spike. Casting flashes are prominent on both sides. Iron corrosion is evident on the rim, suggesting an iron collar. The beginning of the stem is intact, and it is unclear if the stem was also made of a lead alloy, ceramic or other material. See NARC-6E7E81 for a similar example. Further information on this artefa…
Created on: Friday 28th November 2003
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-0FB50B
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead-tin alloy (pewter) whistle of 18th century date The whistle is incomplete, missing the mouth-piece section (with a surviving length of 26.9mm and a weight of 4.0g). The fragment comprises two joined parts, joined at an expanded sleeve (with a diameter of 13.8mm). The casting seams are clearly discernible on both sections. The D-shaped sound-hole survives and is enhanced with cast decoration comprising a pellet border and floral scrolls. At the terminal is a suspension loop at the end of a slender neck (10.0mm long and 2.4mm minimum diameter). The surface has a …
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-FA557F
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead-tin alloy (pewter) whistle of 18th century date The whistle is near-complete, with some peripheral damage to the mouth-piece (with a length of 39.5mm and a weight of 7.0g). The whistle comprises three parts, with the curved plate soldered to underside of the mouth-piece and end section joined at an expanded sleeve (with a diameter of 14.2mm). The casting seams are clearly discernible on both sections and there is no cast decoration. There is a D-shaped sound-hole (8.4mm wide and 4.0mm long). At the terminal is a suspension loop (5.0mm diameter and 2.7mm internal di…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW1174
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead, or lead alloy, token decorated on one side with a linear geometric design. Diameter 12mm, weight 1.461 grams. Sixteenth to eighteenth century in date.
Created on: Monday 2nd October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monmouth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW146
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Two-sided lead, or lead alloy (pewter), token. It is crudely made and was probably cast. One side contains a monogram design containing the initials "I B", while the other side contains an abstract six-armed radial motif. Diameter 22-22.5mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 5.2 grams.
Created on: Monday 13th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chippenham, Wiltshire', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMGW38
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy broad spoon bowl stamped with initials " B D[?] T" (the letter D is enclosed with a shield-shaped panel). Dimensions of bowl 51-59mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW154
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a lead, or lead alloy (pewter), spoon handle. The terminal is decorated with a set of double concentric ring and dot motifs. Enough of the terminal remains to suggest that it was of the dog-nose form typical of the eighteenth century. Length (minimum) 37mm, width (maximum) 26mm, thickness 3mm, weight 12.3 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 1999
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Peterston-super-Ely, The Vale of Glamorgan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-2619B6
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Recorded at the Hidden Treasure Finds Day at National Museums & Galleries of Wales. Spoon-handle of lead alloy or pewter of Post Medieval date, probably dating to the 17th or early 18th century. The spoon has corroded, but would have had a rounded expanded terminal and is flat. The front of the spoon carries cast ornament depicting a crowned head above a vine scroll along the stem of the spoon. The rear has a cast cross, before the letter ‘W’.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-5AD092
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or Post medieval pewter spoon of late 15th or 16th century date The cast spoon is fragmentary with the end of the bow missing (with a surviving length of 105.0mm and a weight of 40.4g). The handle appears to be truncated and cut before the terminal (with a surviving length of 62.7mm) and is square to rectangular sectioned, narrowing and thinning slightly towards the end (with a width and thickness at the bowl of 7.4mm and 6.8mm and 5.2mm and 3.8mm at the end respectively).The base of the handle is ridged as it approaches the bowl but does not extend over the bowl in…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-75BE21
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy smoking pipe or possibly a candle snuffer, probably of 18th century date The pipe has an overall length of 44.3mm and has a weight of 25.5g. The mouth of the piece is distorted and is now oval with an external length of 23.7mm and a width of 15.7mm (13.9 x 9.4mm internal). The mouth has moulded decoration comprising short vertical ribs. The outside of the bowl has four decorative horns and there is a single larger horn between the bowl and stem. The pipe would have been fitted with an organic or clay stem after a double-ribbed moulding. It is now unclear what…
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-15CF26
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy heart pendant, probably of 17th century date The pendant is heart shaped and complete with an integral loop at the apex (with a length of 32.1mm, a width of 19.0mm and a weight of 5.1g). The heart is flanked by a flat border, filled with cast decoration comprising curved ribs and with a roundel at the centre. The central heart is raised and convex (giving a thickness of 2.7mm) with no markings evident. The integral loop is oval (10.1mm long, 7.5mm wide) and with an irregular central perforation (6mm x 3mm). There is the suggestion of possible makings on t…
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-312093
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy strap hooked fitting of early Post Medieval date, and probably dating from the late 16th or early 17th century. The mount is likely to have been associated with a sword belt and is gently convex in profile. The rear has two integral rivets for attachment to the strap. The front is crudely decorated with cast ornament consisting of a raised border around a circular panel and two irregular openings flanking a raised ‘V’ at the base. The hook is outward-turning and is of circular section.
Created on: Thursday 25th March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-BC047C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast pewter Post Medieval spoon handle fragment likely of 18th century date. The object is the end of the spoon and has a radiating/wheel decoration on one side. The object is sub-oval in plan, broken on all sides and missing the original edges with remaining dimensions of 22.3 x 19.1 and max thickness of 8.0mm. 10.07.
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-3D45A6
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast head of a lead alloy dress pin, probably of 16th or 17th century date. The pinhead stylistically resembles the silver gilt dress-pins, but is made in a cheaper metal. The pinhead is made up of two zones divided by a single band. The decoration consists of the granules within a larger circular border. The remains of the iron pin shaft is visible at the base of the head.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DFA767
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead/tin alloy cufflinks of 17th or 18th century date There are three cufflinks represented by three separate studs, all missing the connecting links A single cast stud is circular and flat (with a diameter of 15.7mm, a thickness of 1.6mm and a weight of 1.4g). The face has a raise border within which is a crown above two hearts. The rear of the stud has an integral, central pierced lug (giving a depth of 4.5mm) and a casting seam is evident flanking the loop. The disc faces are heavily-corroded and pale-grey. The motif is thought to have originally commemorat…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-D26402
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Lead incomplete two disc cloth seal of Post-Medieval date, probably early 18th-century. On rivet: (??I) G over mullet
Created on: Tuesday 22nd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F309B5
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to early post medieval lead alloy chape probably of late 15th to early 16th century date The chape is near-complete with some peripheral damage to the attachment end (with a length of 31.0mm and a weight of 5.9g). The mouth is D-shaped (with a width of 13.0mm, a depth of 11.2mm and a socket depth of 17.8mm) and the sides are straight and convergent to the base. Along each side, near the base are two D-shaped protruding lugs, the lower being slightly longer than the upper. A further pair of lugs are present at the centre of the rounded face. At the base is a solid el…
Created on: Thursday 26th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5ABA5A
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy Post Medieval possible dagger chape dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The object comprises of a single sheet fragment sub-triangular in plan and flat in section. The surface is decorated with a nature motif within a 2mm wide border depicting various floral designs including a small four-petaled flower at one end. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The object is light-mid grey in colour and measures 36.9mm in length, 24.5mm in width at the wide end and 10.33mm at the narrow end, is 1.2mm thick and weighs 5.65g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 19th June 2020
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Record ID: NMGW347
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Button cast in lead-tin alloy with an integral shank. The lug at the rear looks like an imperfectly cast loop and stem.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-049505
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The button is incomplete, missing the loop (with a surviving depth of 4.6mm and a weight of 5.0g) and is of circular, flat form (with a diameter of 18.4mm - 18.9mm and a thickness of 2.9mm) with integral cast loop, now lost. The rear of the button is flat with the stubs from the missing loop. The face is decorated with a moulded geometric ornament comprising a raised border four convex arcs. Within the arcs, adjacent to the edge is moulded hatching. The central area is without decoration. The surface has a pale-grey patina.
Created on: Thursday 4th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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