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Description: | A Post Medieval gold pin head (16th century).Curator's report: Small, heavy gold pin head with hole for attachment to a gold wire. The hemispherical head squashed flat, decorated with applied filigree circlets and knops, and with flower heads made up of small turquoises (identified by Raman spectroscopy) held in claw settings and surrounded by petals of openwork gold decoration made of fine twisted wire.This fascinating pin head suggests the gold prototypes for the silver-gilt types of the 16th Century which are commonly reported through the Treasure Act. Its elaborate decoration and the use of stones suggest how decorative this item must originally have been when worn.As such, due to its age and precious metal content (74-77% gold, 9-10% silver by surface XRF analysis), this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections, The British MuseumDimensions: Diameter: 10.94mm; length: 9.91mm; weight: 0.86g.
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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