Record ID: DEV-5F3AA3
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Cast silver-gilt spoon knob. It is of the 'maidenhead' type, comprising the head and shoulders of a lady with long hair. She rises from a calyx of leaves. Long hair depicts virginity, hence the term 'maidenhead' spoon. Traces of gilding appear on many parts of the spoon handle. It is in good condition and broke from the body of the spoon cleanly at the join, leaving a stepped edge. It is late 16th to early 17th century in date. See 2005 T63, a comparable 'Maidenhead' spoon handle also from North Devon
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop's Tawton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-5B2191
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold ring, with what may be a rock crystal setting. Each shoulder is decorated with matching cross-hatching, ring and leaf motifs in relief. The bezel is oval with a border of small arches at the base. Beneath the clear setting can be seen a filigree monogram, the upper-case letters 'W' and 'M' ligated. It is probably post-medieval in date, late 17th or 18th century.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-360DA5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large piece of shot, found in a cob wall during building work at a 17th century house. It is likely to have been used as ballast when the wall was built.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-337F30
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two cast lead stylii. One is bent. Date is uncertain, but they probably date from the post medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-335581
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy buzz-disc or whirligig. It has traces of gilt overall and a circle of engraved oblique lines on the front. This, along with a solder mark in the centre of the back suggests the toy was made from an 18th century Dandy button, therefore dating it to the later 18th or 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-332C57
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stud made of sheet copper alloy. It is decorated with a crosslet with a circular-section drawn wire sharp-pointed lug soldered to the back. It can be dated to around the 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-31E047
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast pewter spoon, complete but in poor condition. It has a pear- or fig-shaped bowl with an embossed maker's mark on the inside. The handle has an oval section until 40mm from the terminal, when the section becomes hexagonal. It dates from the late 16th to early 17th ceturies.
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-1EA292
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead personal seal matrix. It has a wedge-shaped handle with a simple suspension loop (broken). The seal comprises an oval die SC with a trefoil of three annulets above a cabled or wreathed border. It is probably early post medieval in date.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E93D8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy mount. It is lozenge-shaped with a baluster knop at each end (one lost). It has lozenge-shaped openwork and the two sharp-pointed lugs are complete on the reverse. It is dated to about the 17th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E8746
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap-mount. It is dumb-bell shaped with the two sharp-pointed lugs intact on the back. It is dated to the 17th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E5703
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy one-piece spherical button with integral simple-loop shank. It is around 16th century in date.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E4B91
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double-looped oval buckle, in poor condition. It is 17th century in date.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E2465
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy spur buckle. It is asymmetrical and double-looped. It is very corroded and dates to the 17th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E13F1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy book-clasp. It is in poor condition, being heavily corroded. There are traces of engraved decoration on the surface. The back-plate is intact. It is about 16th to 17th century in date.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1E04A4
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of cast bell-metal open bell, moulded in relief 'R W' (Robert Wells) inside. It is 18th century in date.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: DEV-1DF174
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Striker flint from 17th century flint-lock pistol. Rectangular and weighing 3.7g.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-1DDBF7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two copper halfpenny tokens, one dated 1668 and attributed to a man with the first name CHRISTOPHER.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-F556C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy William III farthing, found in a cob garden wall. It is dated 1694.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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Record ID: DEV-F2D6F5
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy bell of standard bell-shape. It has a small pierced suspension loop. The body is decorated with incised lines fanning out from the base. There is no trace of the clapper. Date is uncertain, but it is probably from the post medieval period.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-F0A803
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy crotal bell in very good condition, with the iron pea still in place. It has a square suspension loop. The top half has two circular sound-holes and is plain. The bottom hemisphere has moulded decoration with oval or petal shapes. Two slightly smaller sound-holes are joined by a slit underneath the bell. It is late 16th to 17th century in date.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.