https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-suspension-mount-58987.html Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:45:02 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy harness-pendant suspension mount. The mount is circular with an integral stud for attachment on the back and a suspension fork on the periphery. The stud is of circular cross-section and blunt-ended. The fork is drilled for a separately fitted suspension pin, a fragment of which survives in one of the lugs. There is no evidence of gilding or decoration. Similar to UKDFD 239.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-58739.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:15:15 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A harness pendant cast in the form of a quatrefoil with cusps between the lobes. At the centre of the pendant is a square bearing a lion passant (gardant?) with red enamel in the surrounding field. Each of the four lobes has a fleur-de-lis with white (possibly decomposed) enamel in the surrounding field. The suspension loop is set at a right angle to the pendant. An apparent casting flaw has resulted in a marked angular misalignment between the suspension loop and the design. Of the MoL stud cited below, the authors comment: "The design is not truly heraldic, but allusive, combining the lion from the English royal arms with the fleur-de-lis of the French in a purely decorative fashion. The inclusion of the fleurs-de-lis suggests a date after 1340, when Edward III incorporated them into the English royal arms." See also UKDFD 58643.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-58734.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:19:00 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A small copper-alloy harness pendant of the Medieval period. The pendant is in the form of a scallop shell; remnants of the gilt finish survive, mainly on the upper surface. The scallop shell is associated with the badge of Saint James and pilgrimage, but probably widely used as a simple decorative device.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-suspension-mount-58712.html Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:06:02 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A copper-alloy harness-pendant suspension mount of the medieval period. The mount is circular, convex and has a downward-facing slotted tab that has been folded back to form the fork from which the pendant was suspended. The separate pivot pin fitted to the fork is now incomplete. The back of the mount has an integral pointed prong for attachment to the harness. Slight traces of a gilt finish are present.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-58643.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:52:33 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A harness pendant cast in the form of a quatrefoil with cusps between the lobes. At the centre of the pendant is a square bearing a lion passant (gardant?). Each of the four lobes has a fleur-de-lis. Traces of blue and red enamel survive in the recesses. The suspension loop is set at a right angle to the pendant, but is now incomplete. Of the MoL stud cited below, the authors comment: "The design is not truly heraldic, but allusive, combining the lion from the English royal arms with the fleur-de-lis of the French in a purely decorative fashion. The inclusion of the fleurs-de-lis suggests a date after 1340, when Edward III incorporated them into the English royal arms." See also UKDFD 34891.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-with-suspension-mount-58642.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:32:46 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A cast copper-alloy harness pendant with suspension mount attached. Both parts are in the form of a scallop shell, with a convex front and concave back. The mount is centrally pierced for a rivet, which is now missing. The lower suspension fork is formed by folding the slotted end of the mount backwards over an axis bar from which the pendant is held captive. The pendant is centrally pierced, possibly for a missing decorative part. Both pendant and mount have simple curvilinear decoration to represent the contours of a shell, and both retain traces of gilding. The image of the scallop shell represents pilgrimage (St James de Compostela) and is often depicted on horse harness pendants and other artefacts of the period. Another example found on the same site is recorded as UKDFD 57376.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-58557.html Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:55:09 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A complete shield-shaped heraldic harness pendant of the medieval period. The pendant depicts a quartered shield of arms with a lion rampant in each quarter. The lions in the second and third quarters retain red enamel and those in the first and fourth quarters retain traces described by the recorder as 'blue', but possibly originally black and affected by copper corrosion products. The four quarters have traces of gilt present, both in the field and on parts of the animals. The latter situation is most likely due to the whole area being gilded before any enamel was applied. The arms seem most likely to be those of the County (and Counts) of Hainaut, a Low Countries lordship within the Holy Roman Empire. These are blazoned: Quarterly, 1 and 4 Or a lion rampant Sable, armed and langued Gules; 2 and 3 Or a lion rampant Gules, armed and langued Azure, or In non-heraldic language, a black lion on a gold field in the first and fourth quarters, and a red lion on a gold field in the second and third quarters. The black lions are described as having red tongues and claws, and the red lions as having blue tongues and claws, but these minor embellishments are unlikely to be found on small items like harness pendants. Note King Edward III married Philippa of Hainaut, a daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut, in 1327, shortly after he ascended the throne.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/quatrefoil-stud-58496.html Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:07:18 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A decorative cast copper-alloy stud of the medieval period, probably from horse-harness. The stud is cast in the shape of a quatrefoil with four small cusps between the lobes. The front of the stud depicts a heraldic shield, but details of the charges and other elements of the design are unclear due to corrosion. The integral shank on the back of the stud is very sturdy, but slightly off-centre and bent.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/shield-shaped-stud-58470.html Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:55:44 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A small shield-shaped copper-alloy stud or mount. The shield is of elongated, round-bottomed shape and decorated with incised horizontal grooves to create the heraldic blazon 'Barry of Twelve'. Unfortunately, no enamel inlay or metal plating survives, so tracing the arms is unlikely to be possible. Unusually for this type of stud, it has a separate (rather than integral) rivet, which itself retains a square rove, both parts being of copper alloy. The shape of the shield and the use of a separate rivet and rove might indicate that the present stud is slightly later than the more usual type with integral rivet and more angular shield, as, for example, PAS: KENT-2699E2.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/harness-pendants-and-pendant-suspension-mounts/harness-pendant-58302.html Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:04:49 GMT Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts  

Description:		A complete shield-shaped heraldic harness pendant of the medieval period. The pendant bears the arms of England before c.1340: gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or. Traces of gilt and red enamel survive.
Category:		Medieval, Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts
Category:		Harness pendants, studs and suspension mounts

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