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Description: | Incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy hook-piece from a book clasp (1600-1800 AD). The clasp has been formed from a single thin sheet of copper alloy. One end terminates with a small rectangular projection; this would have formed the hook on the clasp but the end of the hook has broken off. The other terminal has broken off at a central rivet hole. This is the first of three equally-spaced rivet holes that run along the centre of the sheet clasp. They would have enabled the clasp to be riveted to a book cover or similar. The clasp has been folded back on itself, about a third along the length, post-deposition.It is impossible to make out if the outer surface of the clasp was decorated, as both sides of the object are heavily concreted. The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is very corroded. The clasp measures 32.1mm long, 13.9mm wide and 1.1mm thick; it weighs 4.63 grams. The clasp probably dates to the 17th - 18th century.
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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