Record ID: NCL-5DD5A4
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead plaque with three sets of stamped initials of post-Medieval date. The plaque was probably originally a rectangular plate, though is now missing approximately 25% of the plate, including two corners. Three sets of the same initials are stamped in three of the four quarters of the plate: WS, or possibly SM. Two of the stamps read the same (eg WS), while the third stamp is a mirror (eg reading SM). The style of lettering makes a 17th or 18th century date feasible. It is unknown what the purpose of the object was.
Created on: Wednesday 16th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-024D31
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy plaque or mount, probably 17th or 18th century. This object would have been oval in plan when complete. The surviving portion measures 37mm long and 45mm wide. It is too deliacte and fragmentary to weigh. It is decorated with a religious design that depicts the Virgin Mary in a boat, facing left. Opposite is an incomplete figure facing right, possibly an angel. Between them is a plant, possibly a lily, and above is the head of a figure in clouds or with wings outspread. The plaque appears to have been pressed out of a sheet of metal as the figures and inscripti…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fingringhoe', grid reference and parish protected.