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Description: | A copper alloy post-medieval rolled rivet, consisting of a piece of sheet metal which has been rolled into a tapering cone. The narrower end is open, revealing the rivet to be hollow. The open end is apparently not a break as the edges of the sheet metal here appear undamaged. At the opposite end is a flattened, sub-circular top. A seam runs longitudinally between the two and the rivet is a little bent at the centre. The rivet appears to be hollow.The object measures 35.9mm in length, 10.5mm in max.width (at the head) and 10.0mm in max.thickness (also at the head). The shaft of the rivet narrows from 8.0x6.1mm to 4.7x4.4mm. the sheet metal is 1.0mm thick and the object weighs 4.78g.A discussion of these rivets can be found in Egan (2005, p.101). Egan suggests that these were a later form of rivet, which took over from the medieval folded staples in the late 15th to the mid to late 16th century and continued in use into the 18th century (ibid).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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