Record ID: NMGW-48EC34
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight Charles I / II (1625-49 / 1660-85), indicated by a crowned-C, Sword and ewer for the London marks, possibly a worn 'A' at the centre for 'avoirdupois' 6.0g approximately equal to quarter-ounce weight avoirdupois (correct weight, pre-corrosion = 7.1g)
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-C7D7AE
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date, probably medieval to post medieval The lead weight is of suspension type with an integral loop at the apex and is complete (with a length of 40.1mm). The loop is rectangular-sectioned (4.4mm thick and 13.3mm long) with a central, circular perforation (5.8mm diameter) and is now slightly distorted. The body of the weight is sub-circular with straight sides, diverging towards the base (with a minimum diameter of 11.7mm and a maximum of 19.8mm). The base is flat and has four perforations, which appear to emerge on the sides, above the base. These may h…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Monday 1st December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-C87BDD
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to post medieval lead weight, probably of 15th to 17th century date The lead weight is of 'nested' type and is complete with a sub-circular shape (with a maximum diameter of 33.0mm and a minimum diameter at the rim of 31.5mm)The mouth is flat-topped (2.6mm thick) and is not decorated. The sides are straight and angled outwards (giving the weight an external depth of 9.6mm and an internal depth of 6.5mm-7.8mm). The base is circular (of 21mm diameter) and there is no applied decoration on either the base or sides. The surface has a grey-brown corrosion. The weight weigh…
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-7B8868
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight Half-ounce weight, probably with a crowned G (George I-II) English, 18th century Now 11.39g
Created on: Thursday 15th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-1EF195
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorated lead weight of medieval to post medieval date The weight is of circular form (17.3mm diameter and 6.7mm deep) and weighs 12.8g (equivalent to 0.4515 ounce). The sides converge slightly to the base and is rounded. The top face has punched decoration, comprising a circular border. The interior is decorated with a shield device with a punched wavy outline. The interior of the shield contains three punched scallop shells. No other decoration is evident. The weight was likely to have been a half-ounce weight but of an uncertain weight system. The scallop shell is associat…
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-217893
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight of 17th century date. The quarter ounce trade weight is complete, with a few damaged edges, measuring 19.5mm in diameter, 3.4mm in thickness and weighing 6.05g. The raised edge around the stamped inner area is 2mm wide and 0.6mm high. The weight is stamped with a sword (the City of London Guildhall mark) a ewer (the London Founder's Company mark) and a crowned 'C' which would indicate it was issued during either the reign of Charles I (1625-1649) or Charles II (1660-1685).
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-E25925
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pyramidical pan weight of uncertain date The weight is complete (with a height of 37.6mm) has no means of attachment implying its use as a pan weight and weighs 111.0g; equivalent to 3.951 ounces. The base is rectangular (29.5mm x 19.5mm) and is slightly dished. The weight is broadly equivalent to a 4 ounce weight in medieval and post medieval weight systems.
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-20AF0B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorated lead weight of uncertain date, possibly medieval to post medieval The cast weight is circular (with a diameter of 46.9mm - 48.4mm) and is rectangular sectioned (with a thickness of 5.7mm). The face is decorated with a moulded whirligig device composed of raised arcing ribs. The weight currently weighs 78.05g, equivalent to 2.75312 ounces, possibly originally a three-ounce weight.
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5DED1E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably of medieval or post medieval date The weight is complete or near-complete, of circular form and of rectangular section (29.5mm diameter and 10.2mm maximum thickness). The upper face is decorated with a cross in cast relief; the cross is enhanced with pellets at the end of each arm and with a central pellet. One quadrant of the edge of the face has a raised border, which may be miscast or truncated in the other quadrants. The base of the weight is has a few irregular depressions but is otherwise flat. The weight currently weighs 47.42g, equivalent to 1.67 ounces …
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-B133BC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably a steelyard weight of uncertain date, probably medieval or post medieval The weight is of ovoid, egg-shaped form (52.0mm long and 39.7mm maximum diameter) and currently weighs 420.6 grams, equivalent to 0.927 pounds and was likely to have been a one-pound weight Avoirdupois. The weight does not have a loop for attachment, as would be expected on a steelyard weight.
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-B191F1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of medieval or post medieval date The cast weight is of pointed-oval or lentoid form and is damaged at one end, probably having lost an integral loop at the apex (with a surviving length of 60.5mm and a weight of 105.4g). The weight is widest at its midsection (where it has a width of 27.5mm and a thickness of 17.4mm). The edge has a thickened border of variable width. There is the suggestion of moulded diagonal ribs from the centre but now largely lost. The weight can be paralleled with a number of examples recorded with PAS[1] often regarded as fish…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-B246F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of medieval or post medieval date The weight is of sub- pyramidal form with a rectangular base (21.0mm x 16.3mm and 26.4mm high) and is heavily-corroded and worn but is near-complete. At the apex is an integral loop (of 3.5mm diameter). There is no decoration evident on the surface of the weight. The weigh currently weighs 40.31grams, equivalent to 1.4219 ounces and may possibly have been a 1.5 ounce or 2 ounce weight before corrosion, wear and damage.
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-B26B4A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead weight The weight is of shield-shaped form and is near-complete but has damage cuts to the top surface (with a length of 56.8mm). The top edge is near-straight (where it has a maximum width of 52.1mm), the sides are gently convex and converge to the base. The sides are also slightly angled towards the top face. The face as a border (of 5mm) before a step (of 2.8mm) defining an inner shield (42mm long and 31mm wide). Any decoration on the shield in no longer evident. The rear of the weight is flat and is not decorated. The weight has a current weight of 225.1g…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-AD32EA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post medieval copper alloy trade weight of Charles I or II (1625-1649 or 1660-1685). The weight is discoidal, with tapering sides and a raised rim around the upper surface. The centre of the upper surface is slightly raised with a central indentation and three stamped marks. The crowned CR monogram marks the weight as being made during Charles’ reign, while the other two marks are indistinct. One may be a three masted ship, while the other is poorly struck and unclear in form. The reverse has a central indentation surrounded by a shallow circular depression The weight …
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-6E0AD4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead suspension or pendant weight of medieval to early Post Medieval date The weight is complete of sub-square form with a corrugated face and has an integral suspension lug at the apex (with an overall length of 29.3mm) and currently weighs 73.0g. The rectangular-sectioned loop narrows towards the top and has a circular perforation (11mm long, 5mm thick and 4.2mm diameter). The weight widens slightly towards the base. The underside has an indentation near the centre and has a bevel. The current weight of 73.0g is equivalent to 2.575 ounces and is broadly equivalent to 2 ½…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EDE2EB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead suspension weight of uncertain date, Roman to Post medieval The weight is complete and of faceted conical form (with a length of 45.5mm). The top of the weight is of sub-rectangular section (15.0mm wide, 7.7mm – 9.1mm thick and 12.2mm long), through which the weight has a sub-circular perforation near the apex (5.5mm diameter) for suspension. The body of the weight is of faceted, sub-circular section, diverging towards the flat-bottomed base (with a diameter of 24.9mm - 26.8mm). There is an incised X within a square incised border above the base on one side. The weig…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-2EF8CB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy cup weight from a nested set, probably of 16th to 18th century date The weight is complete (with a basal diameter of 20mm, a rim diameter of 29mm, a height of 16.6mm and a thickness of 2.5mm) and now weighs 28.02g, equivalent to an avoirdupois ounce (28.35g). The base has two stamped marks, now worn: one appears to be a letter ‘D’, the other is possibly a rampant lion. On the rim are the letters ‘R’ and ‘I’, which may be a ‘1’, indicating a one-ounce weight. It is unclear what the remaining marks signify. The letter forms are consistent …
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-80CE6F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably of medieval or post medieval date The weight is of sub-oval form and of sub-rectangular section (35.9mm long, 31.8mm wide and 12.7mm thick). The upper and lower faces are both dished but without surviving decoration evident. The weight currently weighs 103.53g, equivalent to 3.652 ounces or 0.228 ponds, suggesting that the weight was originally a quarter-pound avoirdupois weight of medieval or post medieval date.
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AC40EF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval decorated lead weight with heraldic device of 13th or 14th century date, possibly a quarter-pound Troy weight The weight is of shield-shaped form (44.5mm long and 34.3mm wide) and appears to be complete, weighing 126.4g. The integral base has a border (4 -5mm wide and 7mm thick) decorated with raised pellets at each side and with two trefoil devices on the upper edge. There is a raised inner shield-shaped device (14.4mm thick). At the centre of the border, cutting the top edge of the raised shield is a rectangular slot, which may have penetrated to the base. The central …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C221D3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable lead pan weight of late medieval or post medieval date The weight is complete but corroded and is of sub-cylindrical form (21.9mm long). The sub-circular base is flat (with a diameter of 13.5mm – 14.4mm) and has a central indentation. The sides are straight and near-parallel, slightly convergent to the apex (with a diameter of 12.7mm – 13.4mm). The sides are crudely decorated with an incised cross and punched marks elsewhere. The top surface is slightly domed. The weight now weighs 31.50g, equivalent to 1.11 ounce, perhaps equivalent to one twelfth of a pound Troy (3…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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