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Description: | A complete cast lead alloy cap from a Post Medieval powder measure (1600-1700). It has straight sides with a circular base and one open end. Where the sides meet the base there are two attachment loops which are now bent slighty upwards. There is a vertical casting scar on one face between the two loops. The sides have been slightly squashed inwards producing a more angled circle than on the base but is otherwise in better condition than most examples on the database (see IOW-B0E665, IOW-10DBD7, HAMP-B831F4 etc). It measures 15.5mm in height, 25.2mm in width including the attachment loops and 19.85mm in diametre. The sides are 1.4mm in thickness. The whole powder measures 13.09g.The powder cap is the most common find from Civil War sites, forming the cap to the powder holder or flask. The caps were suspended from a bandolier by cord through the attachment loops, and the flask was then pulled away from the cap when needed. Courtney (1988, pg 2, figure 3) illustrates an almost identical example. The cap probably dates to the 17th century (Courtney, P. 1988, pg 2).
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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