Mudlarking the River Thames & a meet up with the lovely "Ladies who Lark"!
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- Опубликовано: 9 окт 2021
- The River Thames can be like a giant fleamarket or carboot sale sometimes - with all sorts of odd bits and pieces left out at low tide to find. These are things that you wouldn't look twice at in a curio shop - but somehow the act of finding them makes them precious and special!
Today I find a varied collection of objects - and then I meet up with Anna Borzello and Monika Buttling-Smith for lark in the sludgy mud.
You can follow Anna on instagram @foreshoreseashore and you can follow Monika @mudika.thames. You can follow me on twitter and instagram @tidelineart
You need a permit to mudlark on the River Thames. Details can be found on the Port of London Authority website.
Thank you for watching. See you soon.
Nicola
Nicola White
www.tidelineart.com
#nicolawhite #mudlarking #tidelineart
I love how Anna found a shoe of a person who probably got stuck in the mud century’s ago, just like she just got stuck herself.
innit. Back then thought shoes were very valuable and not good to loose
So true!
That is an amazing find.
Here's an interesting historical fact for you: 'The Ladies who Lark' are the coolest girl group to ever exist, ever, anywhere, in the history of the whole universe ❤️
Beth I look forward to this all year. You are exactly right! They are all of that! I mean what's left to say!❤️
Ah thanks Beth!! xx
Thanks Kerry! xx
“When shall we three meet again?”
Thank you! What a lovely thing to say. I love going out with them both!
Love the pipe comment.."not quite as long as I was hoping"! That's what she said!! Lol!! 😆
It's always the way! 🙄
@@nicolawhitemudlark Ha!! Cheeky!! 😉
The copper band is from a leather bucket, you can see where the handle connects either side (you're holding it upside down).
The 9CI is actually 9ct and is 9 carat gold, the stone looks very much like a citrine.
Nice finds!
Hi Nicola. The ring is 9 CT (carat) gold and the stone is possibly citrine. I really enjoy watching your mud larking episodes - fascinating amount of history still to be found.
That doesn't say 9CT it says Ci it's the silversmiths stamp Charles jackson.
I agree, or possibly yellow topaz.
I agree Charles 👍
Hi Nicola I know the is an older video. But I have a idea for your “I don’t know” object. Have you ever seen the very early spectacles where they are hinged at the top and opened with an eye glass on each side.
I tried to cut and paste a picture of a pair but was unsuccessful. Just maybe that’s what that is. Good luck.
My thought was citrine too.
When your video's come up automatically after another, I don't even have to shrink the screen to see who is on! I absolutely love your opening photography, especially with the wildlife and lovely music!! I know right away, "It's Nicola"! You are just so artistic in everything you do, this is what separates your videos from all the others. Yes, I watch for the wildlife along the shores, almost as much as the mud larking adventures, like discovering treasures, present and past! Thank you so much!
The wishbone type frame , my grandmother had a pendant like this,it spun on two lugs I think I remember a portrait on both sides.
thats what I was thinking too that half the frame is missing at the corroded welded points that wouldve had something to flip. maybe mourning jewelry with hair one side and photo on the other
@@theresabraddock9310 I have seen examples of the spinning or flippable pendant with only the half frame. Perhaps more modern than full frame ones.
Wondered if it was that or for a compass
I really wish Monika had shown her "interesting stone" for us rockhounds who love, well, rocks! Also, hearing you say you'll put the modern coin you found into the charity box just made me adore you all the more. 😘
My first thought was also a birds head with a beak.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today?.
As a child I mud larked under and along from the pier of the Gravesend ferry now 40 odd years later I'm still in the mud as my wife not only follows your adventures but also has an interest in marine biology/natural history so no beach or estuary too muddy.
The little ducklings calling for Mamma duck, the waddling white swans with their muddy bellies, the black crow grabbing his food, the splashing of water to the shore... How’s the serenity? So much serenity... ❤🇦🇺
I love Wallace & Gromit, and I'm from Washington state US. They're great fun to watch!
Don't have time just yet to watch but gave it a thumbs up already because I am never disappointed in these lovely videos. Can't hardly wait to see what wonderful things are discovered.
Hugs and love from Canada.
Another couple of great trips mudlarking the river, Nic. As others have noted, it appears the ring is indeed 9 ct gold, so "good on ya'". Always a nice treat to see Anna and Monika, too. Thanks for taking us along!
Citrine is my guess as well, and I think you're right about the 9 carat gold. Citrine is a quartz variation, like amethyst, and wears well. 9 and 10 carat gold was popular in England in the late 1800s and early 1900s, not just for "cheapness," but for sturdiness. Judging by the wear, your ring has some age on it. (Jewelry hobbiest.)
@@lirazel6414 thanks for mentioning the stone ! i couldnt for the life of me ... it was quite popular a few years ago
Thank you Steve x
Beautiful ladies awesome day nic I enjoyed this video and the best friends 👍🙏😇stay blessed and see you again on the next episode 💘
When you found the Roman Plate and flask, you said thank you. That was the best part. Your gratitude. ❤
Nick the little "handle" at 28:17 is actually a boat piece called a Fairlead. they are actually still very common on sailboats to run small wire cable or line thru. the one your friend found is old as they are not often made of bronze or brass anymore but normally of stainless steel. someone who restores old boats would really enjoy a piece like that. Wow really nice ring!!
Thanks Harvey! That is so lovely to hear. I collect boat parts, especially those pre-1850. My ‘fairlead’ will now happily join that collection! :-)
Years ago I found an identical brass or bronze 'handle' attached to a bit of boat wreckage while larking around San Diego bay ... Now I know it's called a Fairlead ... I wall mounted it as a place to hook a bungee that holds a door open ...
Yes a fairlead or possibly a lacing eye.
The most beautiful nature shots at the beginning of the Canada geese and goslings you are really good at these Nicola. When you showed the gold rings hallmark I thought it’s not C I but a poorly struck T so 9 carat gold, and later the piece of metal, swans head I thought judging from the beak shape. All in all another well rounded video for my Sunday mudlarking “fix” Thank-you Nicola and the girlsXXX👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰
Thank you very much John
Hi Nicola, the ring is stunning, what a beautiful design! The stone looks like Topaz. Great finds, the Georgian joke ring is wonderful! Lovely video, good to see the Ladies larking again. 😀 x
Thanks Amanda xx
@@nicolawhitemudlark yes... lovely video... came away from it wishing we had had tea with you ladies.. would have been so nice.. we americans really love that, you know, your tea parties.
I agree that the stone is a yellow topaz. It it's my birthstone and it is usually a very pale almost amber yellow.
Thanks for spending time with us, and especially me, as just recovering from a 2 week foul bout of Covid, so needed cheering up. You are a sweetie. Thanks.
Keep getting better! It's nice to hear from someone who's recovering!!! 👋🏼🙋🏽♀️✌🏽
Thanks Dee. and please get better soon. love from me. x
Keep healing!!!! Glad to know you are getting better.
Regarding the offerings, the man was Sai Baba of Shirdi, also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees to be a manifestation of Sri Dattaguru and identified as a saint and a fakir.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Baba_of_Shirdi
Shirdi Sai Baba 1830 - 1918, king of Yogis, healer and hermit.
Just saw your comment. I'm a Sai devotee and was tensed about somethings today. Then this showed up in a random video out of India. I see this as a positive sign. Om Sai Ram. 🙏
Bless you ❤️
We do have Wallace and Gromit here in the States! Thank you for making such cool videos! I really enjoy them.
It’s the Wrong Trousers,Gromit!
We’ll never get rid of you, Nicola! You ROCK!
I really love ladies who lark. Funny and knows so much. Thank you all 3 of you ladies. 🥰😄
Thank you xx
One thing I have to say, you guys really value the things that most people would think of as trash. see the beauty from a whole different aspect.
Yes! We are glorified garbage pickers! (Maybe not that glorified!)
@@annab9289 Yes you are, at least in your own eyes and the eyes of some of us, and that's what really matters, to be glorified in your own eyes.
A couple of thoughts: regarding offerings - to my mind, if you didn't want the item to be found again, you'd either burn it, or in this case weight it down and drop it in the middle of the river. It's the act of releasing the object that matters, not a belief that it will never be found again. So while I wouldn't run down to the foreshore and pick up something I had just seen dropped off, I see no issue with taking something home that has been given up at another time. Archaeologists do it for a living.
Second - we saw Wallace and Grommit right after the first one was released, and loved it!
Hello! Zing was a fizzy drink available in the 1960s. When I was about 6 yrs old and went shopping with mum, my treat was a bottle of raspberry Zing and a chocolate Club biscuit in the local department shop cafe!
The hallmarks on your ring are likely “9 ct “ standing for 9 carat gold- the stone possibly might be citrine or topaz?
Thank you!
I agree with all of this.
This is my thought as well. It only looks like an I, but it's a T. The only way that makes sense.
Agree think 9 ct carat
@@janreeves5956 I don't know if it is different in the UK, but in the USA it is karat for precious metals and carat for precious stones.
Monikas wood is lovely. The ring is ... I’m speechless 🤩🤩🤩
I wish we had a river like this to walk along.
Great finds.
there's always just walking around - i find all sorts
We do in America, many places, guess it all depends on where you live..
I think your mystery "shrugging fellow" metal piece could be the metal frame of a tiny magnifying glass. It even looks like it was designed to hang around the neck or on a chatelaine.
I thought the same thing.
Hi Diane and Nicola. I believe the shrugging guy metal frame is part of a pair of early folding spectacles. I think I saw a groove set into the frame, which would have taken a lens. There would have been another idential half and it would have folded up by aligning, one on top of the other. In use the specs were unfolded and then pinched onto the top of the nose, like pince nez. Love the channel Nicola!
My thoughts exactly, that's immediately what I saw it to be, my mother actually wore one on a chain,used it like a loop at estate sales etc....suffice to say I concur with you completely
Nicola, you inspired me to run down to the nearby river and poke around. Thank you! It was a gorgeous lark.
Hiya from Australia. I'm now busting to go mudlarking and all kinds of treasure hunting. Unfortunately Australia doesn't have England's amazing history. The oldest colonial find would be 235yrs ago. Hopefully I'll have some luck at Port Albert, the first port in Victoria. Wish me luck 😊✌🌻
I'm always amused by the "dog" in the background; when found he looked almost threatening, and now appears to be just grinning in delight to be there.
I noticed him as well and also thought that he doesn't look menacing anymore. Glad that I wasn't the only one who felt that way.
Ah! The Nkisi Kozo!
In the Congo region,dogs are believed to have 2 heads,which makes sense,since a dogs tail says a lot about what it’s thinking.
The facial expression on a Nkisi Kozo is of excitement,it is panting,like an exited tog ready to fetch a ball.
This is a very positive Nkisi,here to serve the humans,and find,seek,and hunt for our benefit.
So in a way, he IS smiling,just like our dogs do!😊
I agree Kathy. It's funny how he now looks so different to when I first found him!
@@charlesperez9976 thanks Charles x
Hello Nicola! I know this video is more than 6 months old and you've probably got more answers from your great finds!
About the great ring, it's seems like an old Byzantin 9 carats imperial, CI being used in Britain before the hallmark period, mounted with a beautiful yellow topaz! A very rare find for sure!
As for the large copper belt, I find it looking like a piece of a horse harness going around the neck...
Look at the sculpture of the horses of the St-Marks Basilica, don't you think it's similar?
Could also be going around a barrel or a chest 😁
Thanks for your videos! I've just discovered you and I really enjoy the way you present your adventures and great finds!
Thanks!
Thank you very much for this info and your kind comments. I'm so glad you enjoy the videos
I especially enjoy the Ladies that Lark videos, your personalities blend so interestingly and your take on the finds is insightful and fun. And yes, may your flings be full of zing!
Thanks George!! x
Thanks!
Your doodle of the character shrugging it's shoulders made me laugh out loud. And here I thought the find was just a pretty, but common, broken bit of jewelry. Now it can serve as the mascot for all future "What is this?" finds. :)
Thank you! Im glad it's not just me :) x
nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art could the shrugging object be part of a jaw harp?
I just love your videos Nicola and it was great to say Hi to you at Detectival. I was really taken aback when you gave me a clay pipe that was so kind of you. It is now in my display cabinet along with the clay pipe I found field walking and the clay that my children bought me for Xmas. Looking forward to your collaboration with Dawn and Chris it will be amazing. All the best, stay safe Nicola Roberts x
I believe the odd bit of metal is a birds head. It looks similar to a water bird. The stone in the ring looks to be topaz and I think the 9ci refers to it being gold plate. The copper band is from a victorian era leather bucket. Quite the haul. Congrats!!
I immediately thought birds head, but you beat me to it!
isn't it? I thought it was a bird's head because the beak was obvious.
Ah your most likely right about the copper strip. At first I thought it might be cladding from a ship, as I used to mudlark along the Potomac, Chesapeake bay, coastsl Maine, and a near Newport news before their security became so much more stringent.
I found a lot of bits of maritime flotsam and jetsam so my mind went to maritime debris first.
9 CT 9 Carat = solid gold
@@ashleysmith3106 9ci stamped in it
Nicola you look younger every video🙂you have nice friends, love the shoe bits. Those and pipes are in better shape than the owners😵you all found great things. 👍💛
Thank you - how kind - you say all the right things :) xx
Get rid of you, NEVER. your channel is to interesting. The laughs from the LADIES WHO LARK are some much fun. Reminds everyone why we lark and/or detect. Thank you from the South, Alabama, of the USA.😃😘
I anxiously await your videos😊. Thank you for being you❣️
I would so love to go Mudlarking! It is so much like an archeological dig in some ways. You are so very fortunate to be able to do this. Love watching your videos.
Thank you Martha ❤️
Thank you and I enjoyed the show. I enjoyed just hanging out too. I hope I find a nice gold ring too.
Loved Monica’s bracelet looks like Fred Bennet
When I saw you turning that bird's head around and around on the Thames when you found it. I was thinking over and over that it was a heron.
I too thought it looked like a heron, or a crane. But the bit on top also looks like a hand reaching over and holding the beak? Could it be part of the handle on a baking dish?
Thank you! that's interesting that a few people now have suggested heron
@@nicolawhitemudlark The bit on the top looks like a heron's crest, the beak is not as sharp as a heron's - but that could be due to wear.
I thought it a great crested grebe, as it has a shorter bill than a heron
I love the ring. Knowing a bit about older jewelry, it definitely looks antique, made very well. The CI could be a hallmark of the maker, 9 could be the size. Citrine is a yellowish stone. It's a great ring, but I dont think religious offering. I think an old ring lost a long time ago!❤
In South Africa our common gold is 9ct and 18ct whereas in other countries the ct changes. Could it not be that the stamp is actually 9ct but the "t" is perhaps overstamped? Beautiful piece tho
@@elzagordon8103 I agree I think its a 9carat gold with citrine and I dont think its very old but is probably an offering or it got flung off accidentally with offerings
Citrine , topaz?,smoky quartz?
Depending on the age-perhaps an old mine diamond?
The 9 ci is probably 9ct a worn t, it's 9 carat gold the stone is likely citrine,possibly Victorian but I feel it was later, 1920's maybe, I've never, ever seen a ring marked with a size and I've dealt antiques and collectibles nearly all my life, had a thrift shop for 18 years and am a licensed appraiser especially for insurance purposes 🙃
The other ladies are awesome
This channel is so soothing. After a hard day, I watch you. Thanks
My father who is a jeweller seems to think that the 9CI is actually a bad stamp so it’s 9CT, 9 carat gold, the stone could be anything from citrine to topaz, definitely worth checking out and getting an appraisal, antique jewellery can be worth large amounts of money!
he is very right
Thanks very much Maddie. I shall take it in this week and update you
It's always lovely when you incorporate other enthusiasts in your 'larking'- great finds across the board. Your smoking pipe collection today is phenomenal.
The religious figure is Sai Baba, much revered and I'm a devotee myself. A miracle that I found your channel and videos and this particular video. He gives signs in many ways. Om Sai Ram 🙏
Hi I love the pipes ♥️👍
Lovely to spend time with you, Anna, and Monika! The Ladies who Lark are some of my favorite segments. Was a pleasure to hang out with you in the studio -- the more time spent learning from you, the better. All the best for your week ahead. xx
Thank you!
@@annab9289 Anna, your Instagram posts are so informative and creative. Yours is my first stop every time I visit. Happy Hunting!
That’s 9 CT for 9 carat gold :)
Love seeing all the Ladies who Lark hunting together.
Princess Nicola of larking!!
May be a small whiskey barrel ring. Nice that you were able to save all today's finds. What a terrific dated bunch of pipes. Blessings
Always a great pleasure to hear from you.
The muddy Thames shores hide so many secrets and treasures, it will never end.
Thank you Nicola to share these good moments with all of us.
best of luck, Didier xx
Thanks Didier x
Beautiful day, beautiful scenery
Fascinating finds. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. That square pendant looking thing has some Persian writing. I made out the numbers 23 and 28 by pausing each frame in the video. Really awesome find. I will make it to the Thanes to mudlark at least once in my lifetime! Thank you for sharing!
Yes! You MUST do a video of the various religious offerings!!
I am amazed by that category of finds,and why they are offered,although you also don’t know why either.
If you ever find a Mami Wata,which is kind of a mermaid-like figure,and acknowledged in many parts of Africa (of which you have a magnificently large community in London),I would love to see that.
The little brass temple with the figure with crossed legs,seems like a revered monk rather than a diety. But that’s just a baseline guess.
Keep up the amazing mudlarking!
That little handle is probably a Footman from a military vehicle that straps are routed thru to secure things to the vehicle like canvas tops etc.
A note for Monica. Several heavy coats of double boiled linseed oil will protect and Renee the wood you found, don’t let it dry too much.
Dear Nicola,
I love this video. The trio of ladies are absolutely amazing. I would love to see more videos like this.
Poppet
I enjoy your trips to the Thames so much. Thank you for sharing!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today?.
i like the dog on the chest of draws looking over you like a goodlook charm
Love your channel thank you love what you do .lots love from Scotland xx
YOUR EXPERIENCE HELPS YOU SEE VERY CLEARLY THE TREASURES THAT OTHERS MISS!
Wow Nic, what a gorgeous trio of talented and interesting ladies! Cant beat good friends 💛 Some precious finds too! Thank you xx
Hello 👋 how are you doing today?.
Just the greatest channel 😊❤️
Such a wonderful video Nicola, thank you.
The gold ring...as soon as you pulled it out, my impression was gold and the stone looked like a very old Russian "color-change" alexandrite. If it is alex., it can be more valuable than a citrine or topaz. To do an initial "test", look at it in different lights...candle light vs daylight vs indoor or artificial light etc. If it appears different colors, that is a good sign. Nicola, I'm so glad you figured out the bird head and beak. I was saying very loudly while I was watching the video...."Nic, it's a bird, It's a bird!" ! :)
Thank you!
I would say the stamp mark on the ring is 9ct, the stone possibly topaz. Love the buttons, just to be able to look up the history from the names is fascinating. Also I think the copper thing is definitely of a barrel rather than a bucket, could even be of a cart wheel.
yes I thought of a timber barrel as well for that item
Great to see you all mudlarking together -- more fun and adventure!
That ring is BEAUTIFUL!!
I just found your channel about a week ago and I LOVE it! I would’ve like to be an archaeologist but I have a disability called Spina Bifida, so its just not a career possibility for me. But getting to come along on excursions like this and see everything as it happens REALLY makes up for it. Thank you for starting this channel!
I also dreamed of being an archaeologist I even volunteered at a few sites and met several published archaeologists as a kid, sadly in my late teens I developed rather bad ankylosing spondylitis, a spinal arthritis .so like you I can't really be an archaeologist, just too much physical exertion involved so I love watching Nicolas' and some of her friends videos
@@Hyper_Fox06 Our silly spines! They just won’t cooperate.
I was lucky enough to do a little work on a dig when I was in college. But educating yourself is wonderful. I try to kerp up on the latest finds, amazing! I wish you could have the experience...maybe doing some lab work would get you into to it would give you some of the experience you'd like. I know volunteers are always welcome.
@@aliencat11 I have thought of doing lab work. Honestly, I’d be glad to just grab a toothbrush and clean finds off. I might look into that. Thanks!
Laura. Those of us who follow Nicola just LOVE her!
I really love watching you mudlarking ladies. You seem to be a very fun group and I would love hanging with you while you find all your treasures from the Thames. I know you could teach me alot about the history of the items you find. Good luck on your next trip.
Thanks Myrtle xx
Love sing videos and your lovely friends. You always find some amazing items!
I just love how you ladies are so passionate about your finds. I love your wrap ups.
We do enjoy your Ladies who Lark episodes and what a fantastic variety of finds you all had in this one.
James thinks the bird head was a peacock 🦚 and we think the mystery find might have been a pendant with a centre piece that would have spun around?
(James also said "I'm going to find a real gold ring like Nicola did!" I said I'd no doubt that one day he will 😍 lol!)
Take care xx
Thank you James and Emma! I shall respond to your email tomorrow too now that Im back on dry land. xx
The bird head looks like a type of heron. An egret or grey heron, perhaps.
Thank you!
Enjoyed. Thank you.
Always good to see the Ladies that Lark! Thanks for taking us along! 💕💕WV 🇺🇸
Yayyyyyyy!! Soooo glad you met up with the ladies who lark, Nicola! You three together are quite a dynamic duo! ( : Love the chemistry and friendship between you three! Soooo much fun to watch! ( :
I think the stone in your amazing ring is a clear yellow topaz or citrine, I think! ( : What a great find for sure! ( :
Looks like a potable fodder holder for horses, these would be able to hold either grain or water often, most were leather. These were often collapsed for portability and stowability. Some Hack either lost or disgarded.
Thank you!
The protrusions look like they were the handles and may still have leather clamped in them?
Your videos are one of the very few I anxiously wait for each week.
Great video as always nic. You make Sundays that much better by giving us a vid to enjoy. Thankyou for your quality content x .
The stone in the ring looks like citrine .
That ring was a great find, I thought at first it may have been a game piece .. Does it fit your fingers? The geese intro was great we have geese here in Oregon the look very similar the goslings are so cute. Great day out tromping through the mud ... go mad larks ..LOL. Again my Sunday evening entertainment with your share thank you Nickola xx Jim
I wish we had a place to mudlark in Oregon!
Cheese, Grommet, Cheese! Yes, we have Waldo and Grommet. My husband and I enjoy watching it when it is on TV.
Delightful video, very interesting seeing the different pieces of historical finds from you girls. Thank you
The pendant looks like Iranian or Afghani writing. I have found similar numerical 'charts' written on paper and put inside nickel silver lockets from Afghanistan in the bazaars here in southeastern Turkey. From what I was able to learn is that it is a numerical mandala for good luck, money or protection. That bit of metal could be the bottom of a meat tin upcycled into the pendant.
Yes, I am pretty sure the etchings are Eastern Arabic numerals.
As far as I can tell from googling it, the 9 on the ring means it’s 9 karat gold. The CI is probably the maker’s mark. The stone looks like citrine, topaz or yellow garnet, most likely citrine.
It could also be CT for karat..
I've watched this video twice, and enjoyed it more the second time! Monika and Anna are so lovely, and I can see why it's so much fun to be with them. (Have seen them on some of Si-finds video's as well). And I agree with Beth D., 'The Ladies Who Lark" are indeed the coolest girls ever! We sure could use then over here in the States! As always, your way of presenting and talking to your audience is warm and personal. So much appreciate you and what you bring to us history lovers : ) Cheers from Texas : D
I thought Monica's pretty piece was part of a ring. I just didn't realize it was a ring for a prankster!🤣
i didnt think Georgians made jokes like that ! i thought they were all very stuffed-shirty . maybe i'm watching the wrong movies though
Hang the copper rim from chains. Put "S" hooks on the copper and hang light weight items on it the hooks (like kitchen tools).
Thank you!
Just what I was going to suggest.
Such an easygoing, enjoyable hunt with Monika and Anna. Love the way their perspective in reference to their Found unique items, like the shoe or wood beam. Love your copper bucket rim, Nic. (Chandelier). As far as your small (pendant piece?) I once had a silver and gold hollow ball that was suspended from a piece like that. Also have a sphere shaped (small ship's clock?) that hangs from a similar pendant. Enjoyed your chatting with us, as Always. : )
Hi Nic...i look forward to your video every week... you make my day...great finds, love the ring
Oh how sweet that you captured this little family of birds.