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Leather Ornaments by Site

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18CH281 Posey

c. 1650s-1680s

18CV279 Compton

c. 1651-1685

18AN1084 Chaney's Hills

c. 1658-1685
     
     
18AN1084-Chaney's Hills Lot 284 openwork star shaped leather ornament.

18CV169 Melon Field

c. 1660-1685

18CV271 Patuxent Point

c. 1658-1690s

18CV92 Smith Site

c. 1660s-1690s

18ST677 Tudor Hall

c. 1660s-1690s

18HA30 Old Baltimore

c. 1680-1700

18CV83 King’s Reach

c. 1689-1711

18FR72 Heater's Island

1699-c. 1712

18CV357 Ashcomb Site

Late17th-Early 18th Century
  

7SG57 Avery’s Rest

c. 1690s-1720
Sexfoil pattern leather ornament resembling a flower with six petals from 7SG57 Avery's Rest in Delaware.Fragmentary ornament with a trifid end. Similar examples indicate that the ornament would have been symmetrical when whole-from 7SG57 Avery's Rest, Delaware.Asymmetric motif similar to stylized arrows, but a bit wider, from 7SG57 Avery's Rest, Delaware.Unidentified openwork motif.
Sexfoil pattern resembling a flower with six petals.Fragmentary ornament, possibly a stylized arrow shape missing its pointed tip.Leather ornament in Tudor rose motif.Plain dome with a flattened rim. This example is smaller than most plain dome leather ornaments, and the wide flat rim is also unusual. Most plain dome ornaments have just a scored line at the edge.Asymmetric motif similar to stylized arrows, but a bit wider.

18QU30 Coursey (“My Lord’s Gift”)

c. 1698-1730
Two matching ornaments with raised center circles and decorative incising from 18QU30.

18ST390 Mattapany-Sewall

c. 1666-1740

  

  

18CH778 Johnsontown

c. 1670-1740

18CV55 Historic St. Leonard Shores

c. 1690-1740
           Two tudor rose leather ornaments from 18CV55 Historic St. Leonard Shores Site. Two tudor rose leather ornaments from 18CV55 Historic St. Leonard Shores Site.

18ST329 Fly

c. 1650-1750

18AN1188 Willson

c. 1711-1760s
Plain Copper alloy Dome. Outline around edge.

18CV91 Smith St. Leoanrd

c. 1711-1760s
Plain dome leather ornament with no decoration other than a line scored around the edge.  Unidentified large leather ornament with broken tines-18CV91-296. Slightly asymmetric ornament with relatively robust tines.   Stylized arrow motif. The label in the large photo is in error, the lot number is not 156.   Stylized arrow from 18CV91, Smith St. Leonard Site.
Tudor rose shaped leather onrament from 18CV91-323.       Tudor rose shaped leather onrament from 18CV91-363.   Tudor rose shaped leather onrament from 18CV91-375.     

18CV60 Angelica Knoll

c. 1650-1770
          

18DO58 Horne Point

c. 1670-1770s
Tudor rose style leather ornament form 18DO58-187.                      

18AN39 Saunders Point

c. 1700-1790s
 Large Tudor rose leather ornament from 18AN39 Saunders Point.     

18PR705 Pleasant Prospect Site 1

c. 1730-1790s

18ST642 NAVAIR

c. 1750-1800s
              

18BA282 Banneker

c. 1737-1806

18CV151 Bowens Road II

c. 1770-1820
        Plain dome leather ornament with no decoration other than a scored line at the edge.

18AN339 Java

c. 1671-1890

Plain dome leather adornment from 18AN339 Java site.Stylized arrow leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site.Rose motif leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site.Plain dome leather adornment from 18AN339 Java site.
Large unidentified leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site.Small shell-like leather ornament from 18AN339 Java Site.Stylized arrow leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site.

18PR175 Oxon Hill / Addison Plantation

c. 1687-1895
          
   
  Plain flat oval leather ornament from 18PR175-9645.

18ST751 Rousby

c. 1652-1900

 
                              

18ST704 Charles’ Gift

c. 1675-1943

             

Stylized Arrow

18PR510 Willow Grove

c. 1790s-1970s

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Updated:  11/30/2013

Plain flat oval leather ornament from 18PR175-9645. Plain dome leather adornment from 18AN339 Java site. Plain dome leather adornment from 18AN339 Java site. Stylized arrow leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site. Tudor rose motif leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site. Large unidentified leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site. Small shell-like leather ornament from 18AN339 Java Site. Stylized arrow leather ornament from 18AN339 Java site. Two matching ornaments with raised center circles and decorative incising from 18QU30.   Stylized arrow motif from 18QU30. Sexfoil pattern leather ornament resembling a flower with six petals from 7SG57 Avery's Rest in Delaware. Fragmentary ornament with a trifid end. Similar examples indicate that the ornament would have been symmetrical when whole-from 7SG57 Avery's Rest, Delaware. Asymmetric motif similar to stylized arrows, but a bit wider, from 7SG57 Avery's Rest, Delaware. Plain dome with a flattened rim. This example is smaller than most plain dome leather ornaments, and the wide flat rim is also unusual. Most plain dome ornaments have just a scored line at the edge. Unidentified openwork motif. Sexfoil pattern resembling a flower with six petals. Fragmentary ornament, possibly a stylized arrow shape missing its pointed tip. Leather ornament in Tudor rose motif. Asymmetric motif similar to stylized arrows, but a bit wider.