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Description: | Copper alloy with gildingProbable Mounts. Two virtually identical objects (a and b). Each is a cast openwork plate on which a seven rayed spray, perhaps a formulaic representation of a cockle shell, is enclosed within an arc which is broadest at its ends. The objects were gilded overall. Pellets at the ends of the arcs are probably where the objects had broken away; this is suggested by the absence of gilding on top of the pellets. These object are unlikely to be intended for attachment flush to a surface, as there would be no purpose in carrying the gilding across a reverse which would never be seen. These were perhaps tiny handles, perhaps from drawers or from the outside of a small box or casket. They clearly had little mechanical strength, and what there was has uniformly failed at the same point on each object. The general style would match that of Georgian furnishings. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800.Dimensions (a): Width: 18.3mm, Height: 16.7mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 1.49gms.Dimensions (b): Width: 18.2mm, Height: 16.4mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 1.58gms.
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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