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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy furniture fitting in the form of an escutcheon plate (c. 1650-c. 1750).The escutcheon or mount is sub-circular in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear. At the centre there is a circular hole for a handle which measures c. 5.70mm in diameter. 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.Length: 31.39mm; width: 31.01mm; thickness: 2.12mm. Weight: 7.35g.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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