Medieval Lead Wool-Weight

Medieval

British Museum

1471 - 1477

Lead wool weight from the reign of Edward IV. A trial piece for a bronze weight. Weight 7.5 lbs, when pierced for hanging would be the standard 7lb. The shape of a Norman shield. Initials ER and crown.

• Medium: lead
• Dimensions: 14 x 11 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1930
• Presented by P A S Phillips through The Art Fund

Provenance

Ploughed up on the site of the monastery of Swinehead in Lincolnshire, late 19th century.

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