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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy medieval heraldic mount. This mount is shield shape in plan and flat in section. To the reverse of the mount is an integral pointed tapering shaft for attachment that is now bent at the pointed end. The front of the mount has the remains of enamelled decoration. It is now much worn and mostly missing, but enough exists to see some components of a red field and a blue ‘label’. The label is a horizontal band that runs across the top of the shield with three short vertical lines extending downwards from it. It is a mark of difference that indicates that the coat of arms was being used by the eldest son whilst the father was still living. The copper alloy surface of the mount is very abraded and has a dark brown patina. There are patches of olivey green corrosion to the reverse of the mount. The object is 32.36mm long, 25.08mm wide, 3.52mm thick and weighs 16.06g. The integral shaft is approximately 22mm long. The mount is clearly related to medieval harness pendants of a similar form, and as such probably dates to the 14th century. | Subjects: | Heraldic | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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