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Description: | A post medieval copper alloy acorn terminal, probably dating to the 16th century. The terminal is a three dimensional casting of an acorn. There is a knop at the peak of the acorn and the cup is decorated with cross-hatching. There is a broken projection from the base of the cup of the acorn which may be the spoon handle if this is a spoon knop. Alternatively this may be a finial from the end of a knife handle. On this projection the metal seems to change to become a roughed white metal, possibly lead alloy.Pewter spoons with acorn knops are common in the 16th century and the style is very similar to this example but they tend to be made from pewter. Similar acorn terminals are published in (Brown 2001:65 and Hornsby, Weinstein & Homer (1989:60) both examples date to the 16th century. Brown (2001:74) illustrates finials from knives that date to the 16th century that are a similar size and form but have different decoration. Similar examples are also published on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database e.g LON-0121C4 and NLM-5091E3.Dimensions: length: 19.35 mm; width: 7.21 mm; weight: 3.10 g.Reference: Brown, P. 2001. British Cutlery: An illustrated history of design, evolution and use. London: Philip Wilson Publishers.Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R. 1989. Pewter. A Celebration of the Craft 1200 - 1700. Museum of London, London.
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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