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Description: | Cast copper alloy furniture fitting or mount of post medieval date (1650-1750). The fitting is incomplete being a fragment of a decorative plate from a draw pull. The plate is decorated with a cherubs head and folded wings enclosing a stylised heart. The central area of the mount has a single cast whole - presumably to take the stem of a handle - and a single rivet whole is present on the upper edge to secure it to the fitting; two further broken rivet wholes are present on the lower edge. It is irregular in plan and rectangular in cross section. The design fits with the Baroque style furniture of the period 1650-1750 AD.The fitting measures 30.6mm length, is 20.2mm wide at the base and 2.9mm thick. The handle weighs 3.51grams.
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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