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Description: | A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy furniture fitting in the form of an escutcheon plate (c. 1600-c. 1800).The escutcheon or mount is sub-circular in plan, moulded at the front and concave at the rear. At the centre there is a square hole for a handle which measures 4.5 x 4.5mm. A rose design at the front has six outer petals and six inner petals. The petals of the outer rose alternate with projecting transverse ridges, which probably represent sepals. The metal is a matt reddish brown colour with bright green copper-alloy corrosion products.Maximum diameter: 34.8mm; thickness: 3.3mm. Weight: 9.99g.Similar artefacts have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: BH-8613F6; SUR-02CBB1 and SUSS-7376E5.
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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