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Description: | Post-medieval copper alloy clothing fastener. The fastener has the common rectangular loop for attachment to a strap and an ornate flat plate. The openwork decoration consists of a small heart shape with two 'S' shapes, back to back underneath, then another heart shape. The back of the fastener is complelely flat but has a tiny mark about two thirds of the way down where there may have been some kind of hook or rivet (possibly made from iron?). The fastener measures 45mm in length, 26.9mm in width and 2.4mm in thickness, and weighs 9.01g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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