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Description: | A copper alloy and iron unidentified object of probable eighteenth or nineteenth century date (AD 1700 - AD 1900). This onbject may possibly be a furniture or curtain fitting. Length: 38.0mm; width: 16.1mm and 18.2mm thick. Weight: 12.91g.The object consists of five elements, a copper alloy plate, an iron plate, a copper alloy loop, a copper alloy integral ring and a copper alloy free running ring.The plate is leaf-shaped and decoration, in the form of a leaf, appears to have been stamped so that at the front it is in relief. The decoration consists of a central stem with frond-like features at either side. At the front, a ring with an outer diameter of 13.7mm has been soldered to the stem in the longitudinal plane. Attached to this ring is a free running ring with an outer diameter of 14.0mm. At the apex of this latter ring there is a perforation which is similar to a collet although the perforation extends all the way through the ring. The rear face is partially covered with a thin iron plate, through which there is a copper alloy loop that has been squeezed tightly together and lies flat against the iron plate. The loop passes through the iron plate and is probably soldered to the copper alloy plate at a point well off-centre of the leaf's central stem.The copper alloy elements are mostly covered in a mid to dark green patina and are in a stable condition. The incomplete iron element is severely corroded and in poor condition.
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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