Record ID: WMID-FD1F05
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 25mm; thickness: 9.5mm; weight: 26.7g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 10mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on both sides. On one side, the decoration is very worn although a raised linear ‘VVVV’ pattern is faintly visible, with alternating pellets between these lines. On the opposing side, the artefact is decorated with multiple r…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-FF8004
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 28.5mm; thickness: 10.5mm; weight: 29.6g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 11mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on both sides. On one side, the decoration (although the surface is very worn and corroded) consists of four evenly spaced oval raised pellets with a single raised line to either side. Additionally, there are four po…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-00D901
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete cast lead spindle whorl, probably dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 31.5mm; thickness: 11.5mm; weight: 45.8g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 10mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is possibly decorated on both sides, although the surface is too worn and corroded to identify any designs clearly. The spindle whorl has a cream patina.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-3277D6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. Biconical with a perforation running through the centre. Outer diameter of 31.5mm, and the central perforation is 6.7mm in diameter. The object is 11.0mm thick, and it has a mass of 43.4g. The object has a pitted light brown/grey surface. Both sides of the weight are decorated with raised pellets and ribs, although these are more pronounced on one side. These weighs are not yet completely understood. It is possible they could have been spindle whorls - at the Austin Friary in Leicester (see Mellor and Pearce, 1981), a decorated whorl was fou…
Created on: Sunday 8th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxden CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-B398F3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is 32.81 mm in diameter with a central perforation that is 8.32 mm in diameter. Both sides of the whorl are decorated, four regularly spaced circular dots in relief, the other with regular lines that expand at an angle from the central perforation to the edge. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This exampl…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-113010
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, hexafoil in shape. It measures 33.37 mm in diameter, 10.2 mm thick with a weight of 38.9 grams. The whorl has a deep grey patina. It has a slight casting ridge along its edge and the main body is made up of six protruding bumps on each side, slightly off-set from one another, which appear sub triangular from above and trapezoidal from the side. On one side there is moulded decoration between raised bumps, perhaps intended to be floral. The whorl has a central hole, 10. 5 mm in diameter. A similar example is recorded on this database as LE…
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WMID-115B41
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and deteriorated cast medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, hexafoil in shape. It measures 34.9 mm in diameter, 7.42 mm thick with a weight of 39 grams. The whorl has a cream to white patina. The the main body appears to have been made up of six protruding bumps on each side, though these are now very worn. The whorl has a central hole, 8.9 mm in diameter. Although it is very worn it seems likely that the spindle whorl would originally have resembled some other examples on this database that are in better condition, notably WMID-113010 and LEIC-ED00D3.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WMID-E15607
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy spindle whorl, probably dating from the medieval period, 1300-1500AD. It is bi-conical in shape, both upper and lower surfaces being decorated with a pattern of diagonal lines and dots. The spindle whorl is quite worn. It has a central, sub-circular perforation which is 9.5 mm in diameter. The whorl is 28.9 mm in diameter and 17.5 mm thick. It weighs 64.4 grams. It has a pale brown patina. Although it is likely that this example dates from the medieval period, spindle whorls were in use from the Roman period onwards, and it cannot be identified as medieval with …
Created on: Monday 14th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-E29C41
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, hexafoil in shape. It measures 30.44 mm in diameter, 10.23 mm thick with a weight of 33.4 grams. The whorl has a deep grey patina. It has a slight casting ridge along its edge and the main body is made up of six protruding bumps on each side, slightly off-set from one another, which appear sub triangular from above and trapezoidal from the side. The whorl has a central hole, approximately 11 mm in diameter. Similar examples are recorded on this database as LEIC-ED00D3 and WMID-113010.
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-4F5D38
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of probable medieval date. The spindle whorl measures 26.9 mm in diameter, 10.29 mm thick and weighs 29.4 grams. The central hole is 10.45 mm in diameter. One side is decorated with cast raised pellets. The other is decorated with abstract cast raised diagonal linear decoration. The spindle whorl has a grey patina.
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-2D8795
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A moulded lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The whorl has no decoration which is suggestive of a date and in the absence of an archaeological context dating of undecorated spindle whorls is problematic as they were in use from at least the Roman period until the post-medieval period. A broad date range for this object is therefore given. It measures 22.82 mm in diameter and 4.55 mm thick. It has a slightly off-centre perforation which measures 8 mm. The whorl weighs 13 grams. It has a white colour.
Created on: Monday 10th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-D0C111
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. The weight is sub-circular in plan with a sub-circular perforation running through it, slightly off-centre on one side. In profile, one side is slightly concave, the other is slightly convex, with a gently curved (concave) edge running around the circumference. The weight has a maximum diameter of 23.0mm, and the central perforation is approximately 6mm in diameter on the concave side, and approximately 5mm on the convex side. The weight is a maximum of 9.1 mm thick, and it has a mass of 27.04g. The weight has a mottled light brown/cream…
Created on: Sunday 16th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-D0E411
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. The weight is sub-circular in plan with a circular perforation running through the centre. The weight is broadly D-shaped in profile, with one domed side and one broadly flat side. The object has a maximum diameter of 24.9mm, and the central perforation is approximately 7mm in diameter on the flatter side, and approximately 8mm on the domed side. The weight is a maximum of 6.4mm thick, and it has a mass of 17.31g. The object has a light brown/cream coloured matt surface. The surface gently undulates around part of the the domed side of …
Created on: Sunday 16th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-1C5032
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight, possibly a spindle whorl. The weight is sub-spherical with a tapering sub-circular (oval at the larger end) perforation running through its centre. The perforation has a maximum diameter of 8.6mm at one end and a maximum diameter of 11.1mm at the other end. The weight has a maximum diameter of 25.3mm and a mass of 65.8g. The weight is decorated with undulating, almost beaded parallel ridges. These are set within adjoining panels on the sphere of the weight. The edges of the panels are defined by more pronounced but similarly undulating ridges. There are three…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-8DD7C7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 31mm; thickness: 6.5mm; weight: 30.7g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and slightly bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 10mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on both sides. On one side, there are seven evenly spaced and worn pellets circling the central hole. On the other side, there are seven large letters that make up an inscription: ‘C, I,L,R,T,I,H’, which do not appea…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-308DA8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval - Post Medieval period, between AD 1400 - 1600 (diameter: 28mm; thickness: 7.5mm; weight: 25.3g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 11.5mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on both sides with a worn raised ‘VVVV’ design, which extend outwards from the central hole. The artefact is in a very worn and poor condition.
Created on: Saturday 28th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-30A413
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating from the Roman - Post Medieval period, between AD 43 - 1600 (diameter: 27.5mm; thickness: 8mm; weight: 32.2g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 9mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is decorated on the conical side by three circular and concentric stepped raised platforms, which get smaller in diameter as they reach the central drilled hole at the top. The bottom of the spindle whorl is flat and undecorated. The artefact is in a …
Created on: Saturday 28th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leigh', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WMID4033
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The spindle whorl is circular in plan with a central circular hole which is 5.36mm diam. The side edges of the whorl are slightly rounded. The upper and lower surfaces are slightly uneven. The item has a cream/white coloured surface.
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STAFFORDSHIRE WALL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1F7202
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, dating to the 15th/ 16th century AD (diameter: 28.5mm; thickness: 8.5mm; weight: 33.8g). This bi-conical spindle whorl has a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 10mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is also decorated on both sides. On one side, there are multiple criss-crossed linear markings. On the opposing side, there are approximately five irregular tree or branch like patterns, with five pellets alternating between the branches around the inner edge of the central drilled hole. There are three visible…
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-2E9923
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly incomplete cast lead alloy spindle whorl, dating to the 15th/ 16th century AD (diameter: 25mm; thickness: 13.5mm; weight: 24.5g). This spindle whorl is circular in plan and bi-conical in section with a central circular drilled hole (diameter of hole: 10mm) for the probable wooden spindle to run through. The artefact is also decorated on both sides. On one side, there are multiple criss-crossed linear markings. On the opposing side, there are four sets of three irregularly placed pellets with each set divided by a single raised line. The artefact is in a worn, poor and sligh…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.