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Description: | A copper alloy drop shaped mount, probably of post medieval date. On the front, slightly inset from the tapering edges of the mount, is a broadly flat raised design which follows the drop shaped outline. The rear of the mount is broadly flat with integral two pointed prongs orientated horizontally, one towards the top of the mount, and one towards the base. The prongs bend inwards. The mount has an incomplete dark green/black surface on both the front and reverse, and where this is not present, particularly towards the edge, a lighter green pitted surface is visible. The maximum dimensions of the mount are: 16.7mm long, 10.4mm wide, and 2.5mm thick (excluding the prongs). The mount has a mass of 1.21 g.In, "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition", Egan (2005: 39) states that the popular fashion, particularly for showier mounts, seems to have been largely over by the early 16th century. However, some standard forms of mount familiar from the medieval period continued into the 17th century on horse equipment (ibid.). The two attachment prongs have been identified as being a characteristic of harness mounts of the 17th century and perhaps later (see Noel Hume, 1972, cited in Egan, ibid. p40). The mount described here is broadly similar, although smaller, than object 136 identified by Egan (ibid. fig.22), which is almost drop shaped (25mm long, 7mm wide). It is likely that the mount dates from the 17th century, and possibly later.
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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