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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy furniture fitting in the form of a drop handle from a drawer pull (c. 1660-c. 1710).The object is sub-trapezoidal in shape, with a constriction below a sub-square suspension loop. The loop is recessed with a rectangular perforation. At the opposite end, the handle curls rearwards and projects outwards to each side. The central field below the constriction has a raised triangular moulding.Height: 42.7mm; width at top: 13.4mm; width at base: 28.5mm; maximum thickness at centre: 2.2mm. Weight: 6.11g.The front has an even shiny green patina and the rear face is green and course with some off-white corrosion deposits. File marks can be seen at the top with numerous scratches on the lower part.A similar drawer-pull been published and illustrated (Read: 1995: 162, ref: 1086).Similar handles have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BH-9DFBF5; DENO-2817C7; DENO-7D6EE2; DUR-601D44; HAMP-059D41; HAMP-54D824; IOW-12E275; IOW-474DE5; KENT-C6B427; LANCUM-741CC0; LANCUM-B75166; LVPL-4C80E7; NARC-2B9254; NARC-88A268; NCL-557925; NLM-39DF53; NMS-01DD13; PUBLIC-CA4CF1; SUSS-DB9221; SWYOR-9CA8D5; SWYOR-B9EA81; WMID-17B037; YORYM-520527 and YORYM-FEBD55.Read, B. 1988. History beneath our feet. Merlin Publishing: Braunton.
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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