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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy furniture fitting / escutcheon plate of late post medieval date (1650-1750). The plate is from the lock plate of a draw or similar piece of furniture and is decorative in nature. It is irregular in plan with expanding and contracting sides and relatively flat in cross section. The decoration present consists of incised crescents, annulets and areas of geometric hatching. Two areas have been cut from the plate, one is a small square shaped hole to which part of a metal handle or possibly a peg would have fitted fixing both the plate and handle to the wooden back. The other hole is irregular and key-hole shaped, giving access to the locking mechanism. One edge is broken - but it is likely to mirror the shape and decoration on the opposite edge of the plate. The reverse face is flat and undecorated. The plate is a mid-green colour with an even and polished patina. The damage is unpatinated and must therefore be relatively recent.The plate measures 73.9mm length, 41.8mm width; it is 1.6mm thick and weighs 18.5 grams.
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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