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Description: | An almost complete copper-alloy post-Medieval mount in the form of an acorn (c. 1600-c. 1700). The mount is convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the front the seed (or fruit) is plain. The cupola is cross-hatched. However, this is barely visible due to wear and corrosion. At the base of the cupola, the stalk is missing where there is a small break. The rear face has the remains of two integral spikes on the longitudinal centre-line, one at each end. One of the spikes is well off-centre.The front of the mount has traces of a shiny brown patina and the rear face is corroded. There are no traces of gilding.24.4 x 15.6 x 5.4mm. Weight: 3.62g.Mounts in similar form and style have been published by Brian Read. These published mounts have been dated by Read to c. seventeenth century (Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, refs: 331-334).
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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