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Description: | The object is a Post Medieval strap fitting, in the form of a hook. The fitting is made from cast copper alloy. The body of the strap fitting is an inverted triangle in plan with rounded edges. The upper edge is shaped with a wide central ??V??. The body has two circular rivet holes positioned forming a column. There are remains of iron rivets in each rivet hole. Towards the tip of the triangle there is a collar before the tip extends forming an integral hook. The hook is 3.58mm wide and does not taper. The hook curls towards the reverse forming a penannular ??O?? shape in profile. The terminal of the hook is rounded. The reverse of the object is slightly concave and has traces of iron corrosion from the rivets. Within the hook an annular loop has been secured. This loop is not integral to the strap fitting. It is sub-circular in plan, and is 10.16mm diameter. The surface of the fitting and annular loop has traces of a brown patina. The strap fitting, excluding the loop, measures 26.95mm long and 12.12mm wide. It weighs 2.69g.
Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58) illustrates similar examples, Nos. 257 and 258, and dates these to the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Margeson comments these may be related to sword belts. | Subjects: | Hook | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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