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Description: | A copper-alloy arm from a set of nutcrackers dating to the 17th or 18th century (1650-1800). The arm has the remains of the two point hinge at top beneath which the curved cracking surface is present. This is ridged with horizontal grooves. Beneath this point the arm tapers and is distorted. The stem is of circular section and tapers in diameter towards the base, where there is an acorn-shaped knop. The exterior surfaces are ridged with semi-circular decorative ribs that have been heavily abraded in the soil. Similar nut crackers can be seen in G. Bailey, 1995, p. 40-43. These are broadly dated to the post civil war / restoration period.Overall, the object measures 95.7mm long by 9.1mm wide and 13.5mm thick. It weighs 29.27 grams.
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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