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Record ID: SF-2D58FB
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron probable late medieval to early post-medieval scabbard chape. Only the lower end of the object survives. This is a cast, hollow flat triangular chape with a jagged break around its upper edge and a flattened globular terminal projecting from its lower end. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded.
Scabbard chapes are more commonly made from sheet metal, but cast examples in copper alloy and iron are known. Compare PAS records: PUBLIC-03A532, LON-0444D0 and WMID-C808A3. It seems likely to be of late medieval to early post-medieval date.
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Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Cotton', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: NMS-AA79FA
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pieces of iron slag, 2 smelting (weight 70g), 1 smithing (weight 79g). Their findspot suggest they are probably Roman.
Created on: Thursday 28th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-22277B
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron horseshoe dating from the 19th to early 20th century. It is made of wrought iron and is of a heavy cast bar toe clip type, not fullered (grooved) and with calkins at each terminal. There are four rectangular holes on each side to allow iron nails to attach the shoe to the horse's hoof. The remains of one of the nails is still in situ. This horseshoe is quite heavily corroded and has a mainly dark brown patina. Measurements are; length 198.7mm, width 167.9mm, thickness 35.6mm and weight 1148g.
See Sparke (1998) Old Horseshoes, especially page 24…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: IOW-9CC73D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Post Medieval-Modern iron single loop trapezoidal buckle, c.AD 1750-1970.
This buckle is complete and consists of a trapezoidal frame and an iron pin which has a raised ridge near the frame. This ridge or 'grip' was probably to allow more pressure to be applied to the pin when undoing or doing up the buckle. The strap (and pin) bar is the longer of the two unequal edges. The shorter edge retains a sheet iron roller.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WILT-86CAF2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two hand-made iron nails of unknown date, possibly dating to c AD 1200-1800.
1) Rectangular section shaft with sub-oval off-set head. The head is convex, possibly faceted and with a small piece of excess metal at the apex. It is uncertain how much of the detail of the head is affected by corrosion and being deformed while lost. The shaft is blunt but it is uncertain if any of the outer end is missing. 65.8mm in length; 6.5mm in width below the head; head 9.2mm x 7.3mm; 6.5g in weight. There are accretions on the shaft.
2) Rectangular section shaft with sub-oval o…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
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Record ID: OXON-A3600D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very corroded, incomplete, iron Roman brooch dating to c. AD 1st-2nd centuries. Probably Polden Hill type, although any detail of the bow or head is now obscured by the corrosion layer. The brooch is missing its pin, spring and catchplace, and only a small section of the bow survives.
The brooch is 18.21mm long, 16..27mm wide, 5.02mm thick and weighs 3.95 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: WILT-1EE8EE
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman iron miniature spear, dating to the period AD 330-410. What remains is the spear and the shaft, measuring 196.22mm in length and weighs 31.51g in total. The miniature spear appears to be broadly circular in cross-section, but this is unclear as heavy corrosion obscures much of the original shape. Small stones have also become attached to the corrosion, obscuring the shape further. At the widest part, the spear measures 12.06mm wide and 14.09mm thick.
The spear head is broadly leaf shaped, measuring 37.26mm in length, 12.36mm at maximum width, and is 6.25mm thick. I…
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: GLO-05105E
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five fragments of bloomery slag that appear to have been produced from the tapping process. All display smooth molten ridges and channels on the face characteristic of runs of solidified molten taped slag. Where broken the core is seen to be dense but filled with abundant, small bubbles and cavities.
These fragments measure
1, 35mm by 33mm
2, 50mm by 35mm
3, 70mm by 50mm
4, 42mm by 30mm
5, 115mm, by 80mm
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-731076
Object type: SHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 19th century iron shoe patten.
The object consists of an oval shaped body, with fixtures that project on either side. One extends upwards before bending at a right angle, followed by a circular plate with a nail affixed to it, and a final rectangular lug extending outward and terminating in a break. The other side has a similar attachment, but the plate is trapezoidal in shape and has two nails. The object has an abundance of rust.
Measurements:
Height: 47.5mm
Length: 189mm
Width: 86.8mm
Thickness of iron bar: 7.9mm
Weight: 122.9g
A patten was an over-sh…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: IOW-B48F64
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Post Medieval cast iron possible lock plate or escutcheon, c.AD 1700-1800.
This is part of a cast plate with a floral pattern in relief on the obverse. The obverse is concave with one side of an apparent keyhole in the centre. The plate has three straight sides along its edge, suggesting the whoe plate was octagonal in plan.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-B46CBE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval iron double-looped buckle, c.AD 1500-1650.
This is half of a double-looped buckle; the frame is flat and has bevelled edges, with a thicker section where the spindle would have been drilled. The strap bar and pin are missing, along with the other half of the frame. The obverse of the frame appears to have a series of moulded, circular decorations, but wear and corrosion has made these unclear.
The buckle has a mid-brown patina.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SUR-59B5DC
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron ball, 53.5mm (c. 2.1 inches) in diameter and weighing 491.63g (c. 17 oz). The ball is heavilly corroded and otherwise featureless.
Possibly a cannon ball from a piece of light field artillery such as a Falconet or Falcon, which had nominal bore sizes of 2 inch or 2.5 inches respectively.
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1DD124
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lock escutcheon from a piece of furniture, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1800).
The lock escutcheon is irregular in shape, but with a flat cross section. Iron corrosion products do obscure the surface. The lock escutcheon has a pelta shape above with a sunburst stamp on a it. The lock escutcheon is irregular in shape, with a semi-circular top with a squared lys terminal at the base.
It measures 46.4 mm in length, 49. 8 mm wide and 10.3 mm thick. It weighs 31.9 g.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-F50F1D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An axehead that was found in association with a cauldron, LANCUM-DA7471. The blade is basically rectangular but longer on the underside that the top, which is slightly concave. The socket is triangular. Parallels on the database include LVPL-AEA265 and SWYOR-9FA1C6, which are dated between AD 1000 and 1600
Dimensions: It is 210mm long and 80mm wide, and it is 60mm deep. It weighs 1475g
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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This findspot is known as 'Near Casterton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-4B0556
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron socketed tool of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. It is roughly triangular in plan, and rectangular in cross-section. One end has parallel sides and tapers in thickness to a break, and in the other direction tapers to the remains of a socket. The socket area expands in width, and has incomplete sides that start to turn over at the top. The wide end may also be broken. Measurements are; length 92.8mm, width 43.3mm, thickness 16.1mm and weight 114.95g. It could be a socketed area at one end of an adze, chisel, or other socketed tool. Compare number 80, figure 18 of Manning (19…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-7933D7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron, Post-Medieval, double looped buckle, AD.1640-1800. The object comprises the frame, mid bar and part of the pin of the buckle. The frame has a rounded square shape that has an arched profile. The upper surface of the buckle is decoared, possibly with silver wire inlay, though iron corrosion has obscured much of the design. The buckle is a substantial size and likely from either decorative horse harness or another heavy duty strap.
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: IOW-D48368
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval iron and brass coal tongs, c.AD 1700-1890.
This is part of one tong arm, with a badly corroded iron handle and a brass or bronze covering around the tong. This piece is very similar to SUR-CF17A3. Thank to Amy Downes for her help in identifying and dating this item.
There is no additional decoration on this piece.
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2024
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-4AF449
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 6 iron nails found in the same area. They are very likely to be Roman in date, AD 43 - 410.
Measurements are;
1. length 49.5mm, weight 8.57g. Head measures 13.0mm by 11.9mm.
2. length 51.1mm, weight 7.28g. Head measures 10.4mm by 7.2mm.
3. length 52.3mm, weight 6.57g. Head measures 6.8mm by 5.8mm.
4. length 36.1mm, weight 4.78g. Head measures 11.6mm by 12.9mm.
5. length 56.9mm, weight 5.46g. Head measures 9.6mm by 5.6mm.
6. length 20.9mm, weight 2.45g. Head measures 11.8mm by 11.0mm.
They were found about 8 inches below the bottom of a …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B11A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron artefact, of Roman date, AD 41 - 410. It is sub-rectangular in plan, square at one end and tapering and curving to a rounded point at the other. The main body of the artefact is thicker along one edge than the other and the rounded point, which is set at a slight angle to the orientation of the main portion, is also thinner than the main body. One side of the main body is flat and the other side is slightly concave, though this may be a consequence of the heavy degree of corrosion. The artefact is 84.2mm long, 31.4mm wide and 13.1mm thick. It weighs&nb…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: NARC-377D73
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron Horseshoe of Medieval date (AD 1150-1350). Clark's (1995) Type 2B, 'wavy-edged' horseshoe type. The object is composed of one half of its original form, with an old, abraded break. The retained portion has an inner raised ridge with three rectangular countersunk nail holes and a retained calkin at the lower end.
Length: 93.75mm, Width: 57.25mm, Thickness: 10.08mm, Weight: 56.0g
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2024
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