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Description: | Medieval or early Post Medieval (14th to 18th century) curtaining fitting or suspension loop: A copper alloy sub-oval copper alloy ring with a sub bi-trapezoidal section with slightly rounded interior edges. On the surfaces there are file marks visible and on the interior edge there is the remains of a casting flash. In profile the loop is flat. The surface of the loop has a mottled dark brown patina. It measures 31.83mm diameter and 2.71mm thick. It weighs 3.7g.Similar rings are illustrated in Margeson (1993) Nos. 522-524, and she describes them as being suspension rings which were probably multi-functional, including curtain rings. The three excavated from Norwich date from the mid-15th to mid-17th century. Courtney (1993) describes three similar loops Nos. 32-34, describing them as rings dating to the 17th century. Egan (pers comm) suggested they date from the 14th to 18th century and there is evidence they were used as curtain rings.Courtney, P., 1993. 'The Medieval and Post-Medieval Objects'. In Ellis, P,Beeston Castle, Cheshire; Excavationsby Lawrence Keen and Peter Hough, 1968-85London: English Heritage and Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.Margeson, S., 1993.Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58. Norwich: Norwich Survey/Norfolk Museums Service
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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