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Description: | Two sub-circular cast copper alloy curtain rings or loops, with a slender bi-trapezoid section. The surfaces all traces of file marks and the casting seam on the interior of the ring. In profile the loops are flat. The surface of one of the rings has a dark green/grey patina and the other a mid grey/green patina. One measures between 32.73mm by 31.06mm and the other is 27.18mm by 24.88mm and together weigh 7.2g.
Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson??s, (1993) Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58. Margeson describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich (No. 522-524) date from the mid 15th to mid 17th century. Courtney (in Ellis, P. (ed.) 1993 Beeston Castle, Cheshire; Excavations by Lawrence Keen and Peter Hough, 1968-85 English Heritage) describes three similar loops Nos. 32-34, describing them as rings dating to the 17th century. Egan (pers comm) suggested they date from the 14th to 18th century and there is evidence they were used as curtain rings. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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