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Description: | A complete silver annular brooch of Post-Medieval date, sixteenth century onwards. The brooch has a circular frame. It is convex at the front and concave at the rear and has ridged edges. The frame is pierced with a circular hole to take the pin. The pin is D-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. On its underside the pin has parallel striations throughout its length. Mid-way along the length of the pin, on the underside, is a stamped maker's mark with initials: E LThe presence of the stamped initials indicates a post-medieval date but examples lacking the stamp have been taken to be Medieval (see comparisons).The object contains a minimum of 10% silverA number of similar silver annular brooches have been recorded as Treasure. For example, see: Treasure Annual Report 2003, nos. 149 and 150; Treasure Annual Report 2004, nos. 144 and 165.
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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