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Description: | A copper alloy purse frame fragment. The fragment is approximately 49.1mm long when straightened by 7.3mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 7.62grams. It is part of a curved frame which is U shaped in section; this piece is bent through 100 degrees at one end. One of the outer faces is decorated with a scoll like pattern and recessed lettering which may have been filled with niello. The remaining inscription reads ET. Purses with religious inscriptions are common in the early post medieval period, but many have illiterate or nonsensical inscriptions too (Ward Perkins, 1940, Museum of London Medieval Catalogue, p.165). The frame would have been sewn or attached with wire to a leather or cloth purse (Egan, 2005, Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition, p.62-3, No 270). Both ends of this fragment are old breaks which are patinated like the rest of the object, in a deep green colour.Ward Perkins (1940:169) suggest metal framed purses become popular in towards the end of the 15th century and drop out of use by the end of the 16th.
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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