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Description: | A copper alloy furniture fitting which is post-medieval in date. The object is a drop handle consisting of a sub-rectangular curved plate with a loop at one end and dividing into a fork at the other. It is 40mm long, 23.5mm wide and 4mm thick. The loop is sub-rectangular. The end bar is slightly wider then the loop itself. The loop is attached to the handle by a narrow neck. The handle is decorated by a raised triangle with two wavy bands across it. The point of the triangle is at the division between the prongs of the forked end. Each prong is sub-rectangular and curves backwards and sideways forming a point. The loop suspended the handle from an attachment loop and back plate that was attached to a drawer but is now missing. The object is in fair condition with an uneven dark and light green patina. A very close parallel can be seen on page 17 of Bailey's "Detector Finds 2". The handle dates from the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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