Brooch fragment

Photo: Birmingham Museums Trust CC By 2.0

Object type: Brooch

Period: Medieval

Primary material: Silver

Date found: 01/04/2018

Location: Eccleshall, Stafford

Description

This treasure find has been donated by the finder and landowner to the Potteries Museum. This fragment reveals what a wonderful object it was. There is a broken circular hole at one end which would have held the pin. The front face appears to have been gilded.

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