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Medieval - Post Medieval purse frame fragment
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Sussex Archaeological Society, Laura Burnett, 2010-04-15 09:17:16
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Medieval - Post Medieval purse frame fragment
Description
English: Fragment of a Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy purse frame, 1475 - 1600 AD. The fragment is part of the side of the purse, with old breaks at both ends. The lower part of the fragment is V shaped in cross-section and has a curved profile. There are three circular holes in one side of the V, these holes would have enabled a cloth bag to be sewn to the frame to complete the purse The side of the purse frame narrows towards the top and the V-section of the frame folds inwards until the frame becomes a solid rectangular section. At the very top, the frame folds outwards at 90 degrees to form a rectangular projection. The projection has broken at a pierced rivet hole, so that only a hemispherical hole remains. When complete this would have allowed the lower half of the purse frame to be riveted to a horizontal purse bar which would have clasped the purse shut. It is 47.9mm long, 6.0mm by 6.7mm at the lower break and 7.6 by 1.8mm at the top; it weighs 6.89 grams.

Ward Perkins (1940:169) suggests metal framed purses first became popular around 1475, but lost their appeal by the end of the 16th century.

Depicted place (County of findspot) West Sussex
Date between 1475 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1475-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 385446
Old ref: SUSS-6CB3E2
Filename: SUSS-6CB3E2.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/276555
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/276555/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/385446
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