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Description: | A cast lead-alloy cap from a post-medieval powder measure (c. 17th century). It has straight sides, now squashed inwards and together, with an oval top (also slightly squashed and distorted). Where the sides meet the top there were two attachment loops, one on each side, now largely lost to breaks, although the stubs of one are visible. There is a hole at the side where the other attachment loop is missing. Off centre, on both sides, there are raised casting seam.The cap measures 14.6mm in height, 27.4mm by 3.4mm at the top and 18.6mm by 14.5mm at the base. The sides are 1.3mm in thickness and it weighs 10.92g, including the soil inside.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. See also SOM-5A0707 on this database for one in better condition. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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