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Description: | A copper alloy possible ferrule or terminal probably from a Post Medieval swagger stick, riding crop or cane. It consists of a socketed shaft, of approximately 6.5mm internal diameter (11.4mm external), terminating in a flattened, hemispherical head of diameter 17.8mm. The head is decorated with a central, circular depression, surrounded by a number of narrow, closely spaced, radial grooves. Beneath the head is a pair of narrow, circumferential grooves. The lower part of the shaft has broken away and is missing. The remaining portion is 25.4mm long. It weighs 18.54gm.The small size of the ferrule make it likely to have been from a crop or swagger stick rather than from a staff, walking stick or cane. The similarity of the design to 17th and 18th century buttons has led to a late Post Medieval date being suggested, but an earlier date and alternative function cannot be ruled out. Compare the larger PUBLIC-80B4E2. An Iron Age linch pin terminal is one other possibility, but there is no trace of any ferrous corrosion.
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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