Record ID: SF-DE0313
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mount with foliate decoration, broken at one end but possibly part of an ornamental box or cupboard hinge or book-clasp. The metal is solidly-cast to a thickness of 2mm and the foliate decoration is raised in cast relief on the surface. The back is flat and smooth. The symmetrical outline expands from 10mm at the base to 17mm at a shoulder (at a height of 17mm)and then waists abruptly to 9mm before bursting into a fleur-de-lys type of trtefoil at the top, which is 21.5mm wide. In the middle of the fleur's central leaflet is a substantial rivet-hole (clogged), and where the mount is bro…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettlestead', grid reference and parish protected.