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Description: | Cast copper alloy furniture fitting length 69mm, width 52mm, thickness 1.5mm, weight 35.19g. Shield shape plaque with the heraldic device is divided into two by a band that runs down from left to right flanked by a narrow band on either side. There are six loins rampant, three in each panel (Cotices of three lines, six lions rampant). The areas in between the decoration is recessed and would have been filled with blue enamel, about 60% of which remains. The surface has been gilt. There is a single rivet hole in the bottom left corner and a notch in both of the top corners where it may have slotted in to a mount. This the coat of arms depicted on this artefact is the de Bohun family. This particular coat-of-arms can be seen on the seal of Humphrey de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford 1276-1322) and was used by the family until 1373 with the death of Humphrey de Bohun 7th Earl of Hereford (1342-1373) who fathered two daughters bringing an end to the de Bohun line. This most likely dates to the 14th century and may have been mounted on a piece of furniture such as a chest.
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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