Accession No
1913.333 A
Description
Copper alloy purse frame fragment with L-shaped cross section, bent into a spiralled circle. Frame features seven stitch-holes along one edge with four clustered at one end; exterior surface features incised double-strand lattice pattern. One end of frame is broken and missing, the other features a broken semi-circle, likely part of the attachment point to the associated purse bar.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Barrington
Period
Medieval
Source
Conybeare, John William Edward (Rev.) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1913.333 A; MAA: Z 29246; AR 1913.228
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy: ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
76mm x 78mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on patterned paper-wrapped display board along with 1913.333 B. Hand-written label adhered to display board reads: '?Anglo Saxon [crossed out] Medieval. Bronze purse mount. Barrington. Conybeare Collection'.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card for Z 29247 includes sketch diagram
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for 1913.333 [A-B]: 'The bronze ring, swivel and incised channelled rim of a purse'
Event Date 1913
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 29246: 'Bronze purse mount'
Event Date 13/3/1979
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1913.333 [A-B]: 'Broken into two pieces: the pendant part has been curved into a spiral. The other part is a swivel loop with a bronze ring attached.'
Event Date 2/7/2001
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
1913.333 A and 1913.333 B were previously displayed together on a single display board. The original accession register description from 1913 suggests that they were thought to be two parts of the same object. Following further examination in 2023, it was determined that they likely originated from two separate, unrelated objects.
Event Date 9/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy purse frame fragment with L-shaped cross section, bent into a spiralled circle. Frame features seven stitch-holes along one edge with four clustered at one end; exterior surface features incised double-strand lattice pattern. One end of frame is broken and missing, the other features a broken semi-circle, likely part of the attachment point to the associated purse bar.
Event Date 9/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Context (Analysis)
This purse frame can be characterised as part of a ‘Class A1’ purse as described in David Williams. (2018). Copper-alloy Purse Components. The Finds Research Group (Datasheet 50).
Event Date 9/11/2023
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:15808
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