English Bell-Metal Mortar, inscribed ‘1638’. Manufactured at the Bagley Foundry, Chacomb, Northampton

Description

English bell-metal mortar, inscribed ‘1638’, manufactured by Henry Bagley I at The Bagley Foundry in Chacomb, Northamptonshire in 1638.
The mortar waist has a band decorated with fleur-de-lys scrolls, alternately inverted, and a single scroll from another decoration. The rim has two moulded rings three quarters of an inch apart. The base is small with one ring.

Fact

Henry Bagley worked at his bell foundry in Chacomb, Northamptonshire from 1631-1684.