File:Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval, Incomplete purse frame section (FindID 569963).jpg
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| Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval: Incomplete purse frame section | |||
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2013-07-22 13:33:22 |
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| Title |
Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval: Incomplete purse frame section |
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| Description |
English: An incomplete copper alloy purse frame section, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1450 to c. AD 1550).
The purse frame section consists of a circular sectioned bar, with two complete and one incomplete circular perforations on the underside. The perforations have an internal diameter of 2.6 mm. A couple of vertical grooves are present towards one end, as possible decoration. The perforations would have originally been the where the cloth part of the bag would have been attached to the frame. The purse frame fragment measures 69.20 mm in length, 6.14 mm in diameter and 2.20 mm thick. It weighs 12.4 g. The frame fragment is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. Late Medieval purse frames came in several sections. The main part consisted of a purse bar and hanger which hung off the belt. The purse bar supported the main part of the purse. Attached to the purse bar, were one or two supporting (pendent) arms, which would have the bag of the purse sewn onto it, to maintain the shape and increase the durability of the purse. It would have the additional advantage that it would make the purse slightly less susceptible to Cut-Purses (thieves) than a leather purse attached to a belt. Ward Perkins (1940, p162) has classified purse frames into two main types. Type A consist of a bar, longer than the length of the purse, and two pendent arms. The metal frames demonstrate stitching holes. Type B are smaller than Type A, and the pendent arms are of a circular section and hang directly from the bar. David Williams (Surrey FLO) has expanded the classification types up to Type J. Reference: |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Leicestershire | ||
| Date | between 1450 and 1550 | ||
| Accession number |
FindID: 569963 Old ref: WMID-D25F72 Filename: WMID-D25F72.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/434089 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/434089/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/569963 |
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