Record ID: DUR-EA01C4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Weight/Spindle whorl of dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 43-1550). The object is cylindrical in shape with a central circular perforation through it. There is no apparent decoration on any side. There is a significant pit on one side cause pre or post deposition. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 - c1450"; and Biddle, 1990, "Object and Economy i…
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: DUR-E9F245
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Weight/Spindle whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 43-1550). The object is smooth and flat with a central circular perforation running through it. There does not appear to be any decoration on either side of the object. There is some significant pitting on the surface, possibly indicating post-depositional damage. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living …
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: DUR-DB381E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
lead Spindle Whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period (AD 43-1550). The object is conical with a central perforation running through it. There is no apparent decoration on either surface. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 - c1450"; and Biddle, 1990, "Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester"), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 1993, "Norwich Househ…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: DUR-DB0993
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Spindle Whorl dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period ( AD 43-1800). The object is circular and flat with a single circular perforation running through the object. There is no indication of a decorative pattern on either face of the object. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 - c1450"; and Biddle, 1990, "Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester"), and for perh…
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Spatial data recorded.