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Description: | A copper alloy Post Medieval ferrule, probably from an umbrella or parasol and probably dating from AD 1700 - 1900. It is made of sheet copper alloy and is a truncated cone with a slightly domed end cap. There is a butt joint or seam running the length of the ferrule. The cap is a separate piece of metal. The wider end is decorated with darker coloured circumferential bands; a thick one flanked by a thin line on each side. Piercing these bands are two pin or rivet holes, positioned opposite each other. A cylindrical piece of wood is preserved inside the metal ferrule. The ferrule is 32.1mm long, 18.6mm wide and 13.7mm thick. 6.29g including the wood.An almost identical object is recorded on the database as a possible sword scabbard chape: WILT-F80325, but the cylindrical shape and the presence of wood suggests that the ferrule may be from an umbrella or parasol. Compare also CORN-86CC32. Other umbrella components can be seen on the Poplar Forest Archaeology website: http://poplarforestarchaeology.com/2013/05/14/442/
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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