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Description: | Small shoe or knee buckle. The frame is sub-rectangular, measuring 23 x 14 mm, with rounded corners and a central bar; it is slightly curved to fit around the foot or leg. It is decorated with alternating broad and narrow transverse grooves, and has a wide projection at each pin rest decorated with a broad longitudinal groove. The bar appears to be integral rather than the usual separate iron bar. On it swivels a plate with a pin slot (blocked by corrosion which may just possibly be from iron) but no frame recesses; the plate is made from a long piece of rectangular strip which is folded in half and then hammered together to form a single thickness of metal. The attachment end has a separate copper-alloy 'rivet' in the form of a large button, 6.5 mm in diameter, with a thick shank below and then a much thinner shank which passes through the plate. This presumably held the plate in place through a slit in the leather strap. These buckles are usually dated to late 17th or 18th century; the presence of a copper-alloy rather than an iron bar may indicate a date early in the series.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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