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Description: | A cast silver shoe buckle probably dating from the eighteenth century. The buckle has a rectangular frame with drilled holes for a separate iron central bar. Iron is preserved within these holes. It measures 50.41mm in length, 40.42mm in length, it is a maximum of 5.35mm thick (the rest of the buckle is around 1.5-3mm thick) and weighs 14.38g. The frame is very slightly curved along its long axis. The front of the buckle is moulded with elaborate symmetrical decoration based around four convex domes surrounded by beading, which are situated in the centre of each side of the frame. Working away from these points there are two small annulets on each side of the domes, then six short grooved lines, arranged in a three by two pattern, then two more small annulets. In each corner there is a raised curve with grooved tranverse lines all around and a small quarter circle in each corner. On the back, in the centre of the two shorter sides, are two stamps: one is the lion passant and the other the maker's mark, FD, within a rectangular recess. The other expected parts of the hallmark, the monarch's head and the date letter, are missing so this buckle cannot be dated to a precise year. The back is otherwise flat and undecorated. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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