Record ID: LVPL-E213A7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead fabric weight, flat and circular, with two holes in the centre. Of simple design, with rounded edges and no decoration. These weights were (and are) used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. They seem to have come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-BE0923
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Commemorative medal for the opening of Bolton Town Hall in 1873. It is made of pewter/lead and has been cast. It has been damamged and some of the edges have broken off. There are traces of some iron corrosion on the surface. One side has a picture of the town hall with the words OPENED BY.... around the edge. Below the picture it says TOWN HALL BOLTON. The second side has an elephant in the centre inside a laurel wreath. The elephant has a howdah on its back. This is the seat used by hunters in India and is sometimes seen as a castle (this is where 'Elephant and Castle' came fro…
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-2D55A3
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy mount of a horse. The horse is facing left and has a saddle and bridle on. It is standing on a stip, meant to be the ground. It is most likely to be a decorative plaque/mount from furniture as the back is hollow. It has some corrosion around the edges.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: LVPL-2D3E17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bolton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead head from the lid of a Post-medieval tobacco jar lid. This head would have been the handle of the lid of the jar and date to the 18th and 19th centuries. This head depicts a Black-African male with braids in his hair. It has broken below the neck, where it would have met the lid. The face is slightly worn but all the details remain.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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