Record ID: CORN-6F52A3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead fabric weight, used for holding down the hem or a curtain or possibly a skirt. Flat and circular, with two central circular holes and an incised line about 1 mm in from the edge which runs within the circumference as a border. It has been bent since its loss. Despite looking like a button, these weights were and are used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. Examples can be seen on page 83 of Bailey's (2004) Buttons and Fasteners. They seem to come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Saturday 30th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: CORN-CCA120
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy trade weight dating to the reign of Elizabeth I; this type was issued from 1590 to 1603. The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top and a central punch mark. It is stamped with: Crowned EL (for Elizabeth) at 6 o'clock; the sword of St Paul (for London) at 5 o'clock and an inverted ewer (for the founders company) at 11-12 o'clock. It is 38.9 mm in diameter by 3.3 mm thick and weighs 25.15 g. It was probably originally an ounce with some weight lost to corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2011
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2017
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Record ID: CORN-A6D554
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy figurine of a horse in the round, with moulded ears and nose, incised lines for hair on one side of the mane, and wedge-shaped tail (which looks 'docked' rather than incomplete). It is a heavy casting for its size, weighing 97.1 g. The style and pose of the horse is reminiscent of Medieval chess pieces (bronze examples have been found in London as illustrated in Ward Perkins (1993) (LMMC), Plate XCII, Fig.1, No.A3935, dating to the Medieval period). Other copper-alloy horse figurines on the database include HAMP-8FE574 and SWYOR-D37EE5, but these have riders combined …
Created on: Friday 14th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2011
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Record ID: CORN-D8E0E5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead fishing weight, perforated in two places for suspension. These are commonly found in fishing areas like Mevagissey, and do not comply with a standard form. 18th-19th century
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CORN-20BD04
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead trade weight or net weight, a flat rectangular prism in profile, with an integral attachment loop with a perforation hole of about 7 mm in diameter. The base is rectangular in section but not flat so that the weight is not free-standing. It is 45 mm in length, 25 mm in width and 14 mm in thickness at its base and 7.3 mm in thickness at its attachment loop. It weighs about 86.85 grams which equates to about three ounces avoirdupois. Biggs & Withers (2000) illustrate a similar weight on page 31, No.67, which is probably medieval. Bailey (1995) also depicts a similar…
Created on: Friday 9th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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