Record ID: NMS-CBDF6C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold finger ring. D-sectioned band, plain externally, engraved internally in italic script In thy sight is my delight followed by a stamped maker's mark consisting of a low relief M within a square punch. External diameter 20mm. Internal diameter 17mm. Width of band 3mm.Weight 1.6g. 1615 - 19th century. Seventeenth to 18th examples with similar inscriptions are represented in the collections of the British Museum (museum numbers AF.1301, AF.1302) but neither with the same maker's mark, while examples with M as a maker's mark but different inscriptions include AF.1280,…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-13D010
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver mount, possibly an eye-plate from dress fastener. Sub-oval plate in the form of two scrolls accentuated by a hole to either side of a central oval aperture with a short section of scalloped edge above and below. There are two integral rivets on the reverse. Circa 15th -16th century. Measuring 15 x 10mm. Weight 1.2g. Thickness of plate 1.5mm. Aperture 3 x 4mm. For broadly similar examples see SUSS-C924F4, NLM-538148, ESS-0F89E1and HESH-0E0167.
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-FE859F
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of post-medieval bodkin. Tapering from a break across the base of a rectangular slot at one end to a break at the other, and now bent into an S-shape. Rectangular-sectioned with a median arris along each edge, engraved decoration alike on both faces consisting of (from below the slot down) two transverse lines, a flower, two transverse lines, multiple longitudinal lines increasing in length towards the centre, an X formed from four feathered lines which don't meet on one face, and a teardrop-shape. A copper alloy core is revealed at the break at the upper end, and where the s…
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2015
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Record ID: NMS-F8CA66
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval fragment of lead cloth seal. One incomplete disc with a merchant's mark, possibly IG, within a cabled border in low relief. Maximum diameter 18mm. 16th -17th century.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-F887DD
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tiny fragment from the edge of the slot in the base of a bell with worn cast decoration. 16th - 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
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Record ID: NMS-F871C7
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy scabbard chape, now broken and distorted. Hollow-backed, the back-plate missing, with a rounded lower half with radiating grooves on the front face and a pellet-like projection in the centre of the lower edge. There is a single central circular hole and transverse rib before a ragged break across further openwork at the upper edge. There is a black, burnt deposit on the reverse. Similar to examples in de Reuck, 1991, 26. Late 15th - 16th century. Width circa 25mm.
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-F7AEB0
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three post-medieval copper alloy crotal bells with two holes in upper half and round ended slot in base; - large but not well defined median rib. Pea, suspension loop and one side of lower half missing. Very worn, no trace of decoration. Surviving height 26mm. Diameter 29mm. - rectangular suspension loop with irregular oval hole, prominent but not well defined median rib, corroded iron pea with iron corrosion blocking the upper holes, no trace of decoration. Diameter 27mm. Height 33mm. -rectangular suspension loop with cast aperture, well defined median rib, very faint traces…
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Record ID: NMS-E811F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or post-medieval copper alloy buckle. Double-oval frame with a transverse ridge on the frame at either end of the narrowed bar. In the centre of each outside edge is a decorative feature, perhaps intended to be a flower, but so poorly cast it is now unidentifiable. Pin missing. Measuring 42 x 24mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-E715F4
Object type: CANDLESTICK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late 16th - 17th century copper alloy candlestick, broken across an integral rivet at one end, with complex baluster and disc-like mouldings and encircling grooves along the length before a second break. Socket and base missing. The fragment feels heavy for its size and has a grey appearance, suggesting a high lead content. Surviving length 71mm. Maximum diameter 24mm. Weight 107g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Record ID: NMS-3D424A
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Three coins found reasonably close together, a halfcrown of Charles I and two shillings. The halfcrown in particular is not a denomination that is often found as a single find and there is little doubt that these three coins represent part of a scattered hoard. They have probably seen a little too much circulation to date this hoard to the Civil War of the 1640s - loss or deposition probably occurred in the 1650s or 1660s. Catalogue 1) Charles I halfcrown, eye initial mark, North 2213, weight 14.68, 1645 2) Charles I shilling, crown initial mark, North 2225, weight 5.91g, 163…
Created on: Thursday 25th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2D1DD8
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of silver bodkin. Rectangular-sectioned bevelled on both faces to form pointed sides. Broken across the base of a rectangular slot at one end and tapering very slightly to a break at the other. On one face below the slot are faint lines, possibly deliberately engraved letters MI although very uncertain. There is no other decoration. Surviving length 43mm. Maximum surviving width 5.5mm. Thickness 2mm. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FFED42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold finger ring. D-sectioned band, plain externally, engraved internally Continew Constant. There is no maker's mark. External diameter 18mm. Internal diameter 16mm. Width of band 4mm. Weight 2.6g. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-80160D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval gold finger ring. D-sectioned band, plain externally, engraved internally MD in irregular or poorly executed roman capitals, with a stamped maker's mark consisting of two worn letters in Black Letter within an oval, T followed by an uncertain letter, perhaps E or D. External diameter 22mm. Internal diameter 18.5mm. Width of band 4.5mm. Weight 5.9g. 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-07864A
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver bodkin or headdress pin. Rectangular-sectioned, tapering to the blunt point, broken across the rectangular slot at the upper end, the terminal missing. Decorated alike on both faces with two transverse lines below the slot from the lower of which multiple longitudinal engraved lines descend, lengthening towards the centre. There are no marks on the surviving part of the bodkin, which is cracked and slightly distorted along the whole length. Surviving length 86mm. Maximum surviving width 4mm. Maximum surviving thickness 2mm. Weight 2.9g. Many similar examples have …
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-0059FD
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver bodkin or headdress pin. Rectangular-sectioned with a pierced circular terminal and rectangular slot at the upper end, tapering smoothly to the rounded point. There is no trace of any decoration or marks. Length 140mm. Maximum width 5mm. Thickness 2mm. Weight 5.9g. Many bodkins of similar form, usually decorated, have been recorded including NMS-032A66, BH-536345, SUR-365184 and NARC-029CF5. Circa 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-57F66D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver eye-plate dress fastener consisting of a triangular plate with three twisted wire annulets within a twisted wire border which follows the edge of the plate, with a single length of silver wire soldered to the reverse bent and protruding from beneath the plate to form two attachment loops and an eye. Gilding survives on the front of the wire and plate but is missing from the centre of the three annulets suggesting a possible lost pellet. There are slight traces of gilding on the reverse and the tips of two corners of the plate are missing. Length 13mm. Width 10mm. …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-047EC3
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval scissors. Oval finger loop with off-set, rectangular-sectioned stem decorated with crosshatched panels and rabbets before expanding before a break. There is a possible iron rivet before the break, but iron corrosion covers most of the expanded end of the handle / start of the blade. Loop 23 x 20mm. Total surviving length (including loop) 63mm. Several very similar examples have been recorded, see NARC3254, NMS-52C987, SUR-852F37 and CORN-C6BF43. Probably late 17th - 18th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-04473A
Object type: CANDLE SNUFFER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of post-medieval copper alloy candle snuffer or wick trimmer. Rectangular plate with integral projection from one corner at right-angles to the plate, hinged to a fragment of the flat-sectioned handle now broken at both ends, which would originally have been a swivelling joint with the plate forming the front of an open box which could be closed on the wick. The front of the plate is decorated with lines of engraved rocker arm along each edge and from each corner to the centre, with a ring-and-dot in the centre and in each corner. Plate 33 x 43mm. Surviving total length 66mm.…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-037761
Object type: CROTAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell. Rectangular loop with fully rounded hole, two small holes in upper half, slight median rib, round ended slot in base and iron pea. The surface is extremely worn with traces or cast decoration in the form of radiating lines on the upper half and fish scales on the lower half. Height 37mm. Diameter 31mm. 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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Record ID: NMS-03200B
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy belt mount in the form of an acorn with slightly convex front and slightly concave reverse, with two integral circular-sectioned attachment spikes on the reverse, both bent inwards and one broken. Length 23mm. Width 12mm. 17th century.
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th August 2014
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