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Description: | Cast copper alloy buckle with drilled frame and complete strap fitting of late post-medieval date (1660-1720). The buckle frame is complete and is broadly sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded corners and waisted centre) in plan. In profile it is bowed / arched. The central bar is fitted through two drilled hole in the frame and is made of iron. The pin is missing; however, a small copper alloy chape / strap fitting is attached. The strap fitting is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two arched projections, broadly in the shape of an anchor with an incomplete central bar. The pin is missing; however the large amount or iron corrosion present may suggest that the pin was originally made from iron. The frame of the buckle is decorated with cast designs, which include two recessed pin rests, on both short edges, and a series of scroll like cast motifs around the central drilled hole. The reverse of the buckle is plain and undecorated.
The buckle frame measures 35.5mm long, 21.8mm wide, and is 4.2mm thick. The strap fitting is 22.7mm length, 18.1mm width, and 1.4mm thick. The buckle weighs 7.46 grams.
The buckle is a dark brown green colour with a slightly patina that covers all surfaces. Movement in the ploughsoil has resulted in the buckle becoming asymmetrical, sand slightly bowed in profile. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 98-99, a close comparison is example 617. Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the late post medieval period (1660-1720) and are associated with articles of clothing specifically shoes and breeches / knees. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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