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Description: | A copper-alloy furniture fitting of late post-medieval to early modern date. The fitting is part of a composite furniture handle would have been joined to a flat decorative boss via a split suspension loop, part of which still remains in the attachmen. The fitting is flat and symmetrical with a waisted centre and a split bifid terminal, each side of which is knopped. The fitting measures 38 mm in length and is 16.7 mm. It is 6.1 mm thick and 6.3 grams in weight. The fitting is likely to date to the late 17th to early 18th centuries. Similar examples are illustrated in Bailey (1993, page 16; Figure 1; page 17; Figures 16-18).
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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