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Description: | A damaged lead cap from a post-medieval powder measure (c. 17th century). It has flaring sides from top to bottom, now squashed in, exaggerating this, and closing the base of the cap. Neither of the conventional pair of attachment loops are apparent. The object measures 30.5mm by 19.4mm and weighs 18.48g (though it still contains soil). These dimensions represent its damaged state.The powder cap is the most common find from Civil War sites, forming the cap to the powder holder or flask. The caps were suspended from a bandolier by cord through the attachment loops, and the flask was then pulled away from the cap when needed. Courtney (1988, 2; fig. 3) illustrates an almost identical example. The cap probably dates to the 17th century (Courtney 1988, 2). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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