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Description: | A worn copper-alloy object, described in Whitehead (1996, 97) as a 'stud chape'. Whitehead states that: "...this comprises a solid cast heart-shaped chape with a single upstanding stud at its end. In use the stud was pushed through a single buttonhole slit in the under-latchet, thereby securing the buckle to the shoe. The over latchet was secured by a single copper alloy or iron tongue." On this example there is indeed iron corrosion product at the stud end, around the now-broken stud. Whitehead continues: "...many stud chape buckles are recovered with the stud missing or with the end of the chape broken, suggesting that this method of fixing was not strong enough to cope with the strain. This may have encouraged the development of [other forms of chape]." Further, in this example the pin is absent, along with the spindle by which the chape would have been attached to the buckle frame. There is possibly a maker's mark stamped into the chape at the attachment end although this is hard to discern due to the presence of corrosion product. Post-medieval, c. 1660 - c. 1720.
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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