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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 flat at the rear. At the centre there is a rectangular hole for a handle which measures 4.3 x 3.7mm. 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 light green copper-alloy corrosion products.Maximum diameter: 30.54mm; thickness: 1.98mm. Weight: 7.55g.Similar artefacts have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BH-8613F6; IOW-92F624; IOW-99C633; 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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