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Description: | A silver probable walking cane ferrule dating from the eighteenth century. The ferrule is made from very thin sheet silver and has a stamped design in relief of scrolls and rope work round a border along one edge, and foliage on the rest of the object. The ferrule is sub-rectangular and has rectangular tabs along the edge beyond the border. That edge is convex as if originally fixed to a tapering object. The other edges are straight but damaged and it is not clear if the object is complete. It measures 44.9mm long, 29.1mm wide and 0.4mm thick. The silver is tarnished and is mostly grey in colour. It is damaged and perforated in some places. Other examples of stick ferrules can be seen in Bailey??s ??Detector Finds 3??. They were designed to decorate and protect the end of a cane that came into contact with the ground. | Subjects: | ferrule | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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