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Description: | Cast copper-alloy decorative stud. It has a domed head which is decorated on the upper surface with four '' shapes radiating from the apex, thereby the corner of the '' is a the centre, and the terminal of the 'arms' are at the outer edge of the head. Protruding from the flat base of the head is a square-sectioned shaft which tapers to a sharp point. The shaft is bent, forming a 'J' shape in profile. The surface of the stud has red copper corrosion, and the head has a trace of iron staining. The head is 17.4mm in diameter. The total length of the stud from the apex of the dome to the terminal of the stud is 18.4mm. The stud weighs 6.58g. Margeson suggests that similar type of studs were used in the 16th to 17th centuries to decorate furnishings. The examples illustrated in Margeson, however, have concave bases to the heads. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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