Record ID: SWYOR-82BE3D
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 58 copper alloy lace tags (also known as aglets, aiglets or lace chapes) of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, about 1200 - 1650. Complete examples are mainly of similar dimensions, approximately 30mm long, 3mm in diameter and with a weight of 0.4g, though some are broken and incomplete. Most have longitudinal seams and a circular attachment hole at one end. Most are plain, but at least 2 have a stamped or moulded diaper or lattice pattern. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/lace-tags/.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-8259C5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, rounded, garnet bead, of unknown date, Roman - Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1900. It is an irregular, smooth, rounded shape and has a circular hole through it (about 1mm diameter) nearer to one end. The bead is 3mm long and 2.7mm in diameter. It weighs 0.1g. Garnets are frequently found on the Thames foreshore (LON-0C7DE2 for example) and another worked garnet bead is LON-0335F7, but they can seldom be dated without additional context.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-81EFA2
Object type: TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic artefact, probably a stove tile, of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1550 - 1600. It has one incomplete original edge and three broken edges. The original edge and part of the face is glazed. There is a white slip covered with a copper glaze. The fabric is hard, fine and pale orange, dark red on the unglazed part of the outer face. There are frequent, small, angular heterogeneous inclusions. It is 51.2mm long, 37.8mm wide and 12.5mm thick. It weighs 20g. Compare LON-63B5F9 for more information.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C95FDE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy rectangular strap plate or other mount or strap fitting, of medieval date, AD 1300 - 1450. It comprises two rectangular sheet plates, joined by a flush copper alloy rivet at each end, leaving a gap between the plates of 2.25mm for the missing strap. It is 16.9mm long, 6.7mm wide and 3.8mm thick. It weighs 1g. Similar strap plates are discussed in Egan and Pritchard (1991) page 226.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C9306D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified, copper alloy artefact in the form of an open loop with a ferrous extension on one side. The date is uncertain, but the condition of the metal makes a Post medieval date most likely. The loop is circular with a narrow (2mm) gap in the frame. The terminal on one side of the gap is worn to a blunt point, and the other terminal is square. It is unclear whether the gap is damage or intentional. The loop is circular in cross-section except at a point opposite the gap, where there is a curved depression in one face, making the hoop thinner. At one side of this depression is&n…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C8E6D5
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of Medieval date, AD 1300 - 1400. It is formed from a single sheet of copper alloy, folded across the width around the end of the strap. On the sub-rectangular front plate survives, tapering towards the folded end. It has a prominant dome decorated with an incised cross (+). There is a single copper alloy rivet with a flat circular head in the centre of the attachment end. It has a glossy green patina. It is 32.4mm long, 22.9mm wide and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 5.3g. Compare number 596 on page 128 of Egan and Pritchard (1991) which has a similar domed b…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C8A635
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy strap end or buckle plate or clasp plate, dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is a sub-rectangular plate, tapering towards one end. The narrow end is slightly curved, perhaps where the strap end was folded widthways. If the plate is from a strap clasp, the bend could be where it was folded round the frame. At the wider end are two rivet hole, and there is a third hole or notch in the broken end. The third hole could be a slot for the pin if the plate is form a buckle. The plate is 23.4mm long,12.4mm wide and 0.6mm thick. It weighs…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C876A9
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified, incomplete, copper alloy artefact, probably of Post Medieval date, in the form of a broken hook. It is a rod of circular cross-section. It is shaped like part of an oval, so it is U shaped at one end. The shorter end tapers to a blunt hook. The longer end is broken across a void in the centre, perhaps a casting flaw.  It is 36mm long, 17.3mm wide and 6.3mm in diameter. It weighs 10.6g. Compare SUSS-3A028E.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C83D69
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener; an eye piece form a hook and eye fastener of Read class A, type 8 dating from about AD 1550 - 1700. The fastener is sub-oval in plan with a broken sewing loop at one end and two complete loops at the opposite end, one either side of a protruding rectanglar eye. There is a bifurcated knop on each side of the centre of the plate. There is decoration on the face in the form of a foliate moulded design in the centre surrounded by two oval moulded border lines. The reverse is plain and flat and the surface has…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C8063B
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy clasp of Medieval date, AD 1250 - 1450. Only the rotating end of the three part clasp survives, with the bar of the frame encased in the rolled end of the plate. It is a rectangular sheet of copper alloy, rolled tightly round the bar at one end and incomplete at the other. The front of the plate is decorated with short longitidinal incised lines on the rolled part, and two incised crosses saltire flanked by transverse lines of beading on the main plate. The enclosed bar is copper alloy and circular in cross-section. It is 8.9mm long, 12.4mm wide a…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7BECF
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete copper alloy double looped Medieval asymmetrical buckle dating from AD 1350 to 1450. One of the loops is oval and the other is rectangular in form and smaller.  Both faces of the buckle are flat.  No pin is present and the buckle has a dark grey patina. It is 18.1mm long, 27.6mm wide and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 1.8.g. Compare YORYM-AEFE74. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.87, number 540 and is dated to about AD 1350 - 1450.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C78427
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A discoid, cast lead artefact, probably a weight of uncertain date, Medieval to Post-Medieval, or an ingot. It is a circular disc of lead, thicker on one side. The top face is smooth and slightly concave. The sides and base are rougher, probably from being cast in sand. It is 30mm in diameter and 10.7mm thick. It weighs 65.9g. The mass does not easily equate to any standard system of weight measurement, so it is probably a bespoke weight or lead that has been melted into a makeshift ingot for ease of storage. It has a grey patina.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C7302D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form B1, probably dating from the Early Medieval period, around AD 700 - 850.  The whorl has one flat face, one fairly flat face and vertical sides with a central hole of internal diameter 7.8mm.  The whorl is undecorated with a light grey patina. It is 23.9 mm in diameter and 14.2mm thick. It weighs  47.2g. Spindle whorls of this type are illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. She dates the type as common from AD 900, but they a…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C71830
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A1, probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 500 - 850. It is discoid, with a flat base and a convex upper side. It has a a central, circular perforation of internal diameter 6mm. The whorl is undecorated with a light grey patina.  It is 20.6 mm in diameter and 5.5mm thick. It weighs  10.2gm.   Spindle whorls of this type are illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form A1 whorls are thought to date from&…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C6F065
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical, cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form A1, probably of Roman or Early Medieval date, about AD 43 - 1000. The whorl is undecorated and has a light cream patina. It is 20.5mm in diameter and 9.1mm thick with a central, oval perforation of internal diameter 4.2mmm. It weighs  14.7g. Spindle whorls of this type are illustrated in Walton Rogers, 2007, Cloth and Clothing in early Anglo-Saxon England, page 25. Form A1 whorls are thought to date from AD 500 - 1000, but the size of the central hole suggests a Roman da…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C6AEBC
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact, probably an ingot made to conveniently consolidate waste lead for re-working, possibly of Medieval or Post-medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1800. It is drop-shaped in plan, with a flat base and a convex upper surface making it D shaped in cross-section. There are no mouldings, but there is a small, rectangular depression in the upper side at the pointed end of the teardrop, which does not penetrate completely through the object. There is a scratched asterix or star on the reverse. The object has a light grey patina. It is 53.8mm long, 32.1mm wide and 14.8m…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-367FEE
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy probable so-called 'chess piece' style furniture fitting or mount dating to the Roman period, about  AD 43-410. It takes the form of a chess pawn, with a prominently knopped head with a collar below, and a conical base. The bottom surface is oval and flat. Projecting from the base is an integrally cast short copper-alloy shank with a perforation through it. The hole is 2.2mm diameter. The mount is a mid green colour with a smooth patina. It is 31.2mm long, 20.6mm wide and 17.1mm thick. It  weighs 17.6g.  Compare&…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-363318
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-triangular, cast lead perforated artefact, probably a weight, dating from the Post Medieval period, AD 1600 - 1900. It is flat in profile, and sub-triangular in plan, with curved sides and rounded corners. The edges are bevelled. The reverse is pitted, perhaps from the casting process. The narrow end is perforated with an irregular hole of 3-5mm diameter. The weight is 41.9mm long, 23.9mm wide and 5.9mm thick. It  weighs 36.4g. The mass does not obviously fit into standard units of measurement, but the weight may have been used to add mass, such as a line or net weight.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-35FAF4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical, cast lead perforated artefact of unknown date, probably Medieval to Post medieval, AD 1200 - 1800, probably used as a weight. The hole is wider at one end than the other (4.4mm diameter to 2.7mm diameter). It is 14.6mm in diameter and 12.5mm thick. It  weighs 15.5g (0.54oz). It is slightly over mass to be a half ounce weight (which should be 14.1g), though it could be a half ounce in the Apothecaries' system. It is often suggested that objects of this shape are beads or net or line weights for fishing or birding.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-35CEDA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of possible Roman date, AD 43 - 410. Is has one flat and one domed face making it Walton Rogers form A1. The central hole has a diameter of 4.9mm. It has a cream coloured patina. It is 23.4mm in diameter and 8.1mm high. It weighs 20.5g.  Form A1 whorls are usually dated by Walton Rogers to AD 500 - 1000, but they also appear in the Roman period (Walton Rogers, 2007, page 25). Those with a central perforation of less than 6mm are more likely to be Roman, of 6-9mm are more likely to be early to mid Saxon, and those with a larger perforation …
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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