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Description: | A copper alloy and iron object which is probably a Post Medieval drawer handle dating from AD 1700 - 1900.The object has a circular copper alloy disc at one side, from the centre of which projects a stub of iron. The disc is flat on the side with the iron, and convex on the other face. This would appear to have been afixed to a flat surface with the iron projecting into the missing element. This element is presumed to have fixed to the drawer. Projecting from the convex face of the disc is a central rectangular sectioned neck which then extends into a loop. This loop is part of the hinge or swivel mechanism. It is positioned between two similar loops that project from a bar on the side opposite to the disc. The three loops have the remains of an iron axis bar running through them.The bar from which project the two hinge loops has concave front and back faces, and recessed corners on the side opposite the loops. Projecting from one end of the bar is a curved hook, a bevelled oval in cross-section, which extends to the side and curves before a break. A patinated break on the opposite side suggests that there would have been a matching extension here too. These curved elements probably joined to form a pelta shaped loop handle which would be opposite the disc across the swivel or hingemechanism.The object is 30mm long, 24.3mm wide and 17.6mm thick across the disc. 15.98g. The metal has a light green patina, and the iron is corroded and orange brown.At first, the object was thought to be related to Roman swivels from oil flasks. Examples on the database include SOM-79FE05, SOM-72461C, BERK-B61561, SUSS-5B9C35, ESS-1DC305 and DENO-54B3D1.One, which is perhaps most similar to this example, is GLO-BCDC23 which like this one, has a horizontal hinge rather than a vertical one. This different of functionality probably suggests that GLO-BCDC23 is also a drawer handle. A good example of a fairly complete handle is NLM-AF8D81 which has exactly the same detailing on the hinge chamber.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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