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Description: | An incomplete silver whistle of Post-Medieval, sixteenth century date (AD 1500 - AD 1600) Length: 28.8mm; weight: 2.03g. Treasure case no. 2007 T472 (disclaimed). The end opposite the mouth-piece is incomplete due to an old break. The surviving part is made of three silver-sheet components which were soldered together. The main component, the tubular body, is misshapen and has a triangular opening (known as the 'lip') at the top and a longitudinal joining seam on the underside which has sprung apart. This seam abuts a fipple which has also sprung apart from the main body along one of its sides. Within the mouth-piece is a rectangular piece of sheet-silver joined to the fipple which extends the full length of the mouth-piece. The main body has been stamped on the inner face to form repeated repoussé decoration that encircles the body. A narrow band, close to the old break, contains evenly spaced quatrefoil motifs. Between this band and the lip, decoration is formed by oval shaped and five-pellet shaped motifs. A shield-shaped mark on the top of the mouth-piece contains a worn maker's mark: initials RG or possibly RC or RO. The whistle is worn overall.
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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