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Description: | A small silver-gilt swivel, which would have presumably been used to join two small straps or laces together and allow them to swivel.
The object comprises two hoops, each with flat sides. One hoop is joined to a circular collar, which in turn is joined to a hidden central shank. The collar moves freely around the shank. Four collars in all are wrapped around the shank. This initial collar also has two strips joined to it, which run lengthways down the four collars. The third of the four collars is joined two this part of the mechanism and moves with the first collar and the hoop.
The second hoop is joined to collar two and four.
This object is probably Georgian or Victorian in date. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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