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Description: | A fragment of copper alloy frame from a purse bar, of Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval dating (c. AD 1450 to AD 1550).The purse frame is 'L' shaped in cross-section and has a curved shape. One complete circular hole is present on one side, 6.4mm in from the nearest broken end, that has a diameter of 2.18mm. A second probable circular perforation is present at the current end of the frame, the break having occurred across the centre of the perforation. This second and incomplete perforation leaves a semi-circular hole that has a diameter of 3.4mm, and is therefore larger than the complete hole that is located 3.5mm to the side. Both of these perforations are on the inner curved arm of the 'L' shaped profile. This inner arm of the 'L' is quite vertical both on the upper (outer) surface and on the inner side of the 'L' profile. The other arm of the 'L' has a more convex curved upper (outer) surface while the inner surface of the same arm is straighter copying the other side of the inner angle. This second arm of the 'L' contains no perforations in the surviving portion. The top surface exhibits no evidence of any decoration having been present. The arms of the 'L' profile measure 6.3mm x 6.2mm and have a thickness of approximately 2.0mm.At the opposite end of the fragment the 'L' shaped profile merges into a single rectangular cross-section and bends to an approximate 135 degree angle. At this bend it has a width of 7.3mm and thickness of 2.8mm. This part of the frame flares in width for a length of 10.4mm to a tranverse break that occurs over the centre of another presumed circular perforation. The perforation has a diameter of 4.7mm. At this break the frame has increased in width to 8.6mm and has a thickness of 2.8mm.The transverse breaks at both ends of the surviving fragment are worn. The fragment weighs 7.51g and has a curved length of 18.0mm, measured with a flexible dress-makers tape-measure, (or 51.6mm when measured as a straight line from tip to tip ignoring the curving shape and 135 degree angle).Several similar purse frame fragments have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-999A5A; WMID-D800B7; SF-F84CE0; PUBLIC-005611; LEIC-97C312; LIN-6FAEE6 and SF-A1A952. Williams comments that L shaped purse frames are commonly associated with Class A1 purse bars (long bars with attached frames) and should be considered to date from c. AD 1450 to c. AD 1550.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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