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Description: | A cast copper alloy object, which could be a clasp or small hinge. The object is not immediately identifiable. The object is formed of two sections, cast from copper alloy plate. The two sections being joined by a hinge.
The first section is sub-circular and has three rivet holes drilled through it; they are arranged in a triangle. The second section (joined to the first by a hinge) is largely rectangular in shape, the plate then tapers into a triangle shape, before terminating with a small rectangle. There are two rivet holes in the plate where the plate changes from being rectangular to triangular.
The hinge still contains an iron pin, which has corroded and spilled out of the hinge.
The clasp/hinge is undecorated and flat, with no other attachment fittings. The surface is worn and corroded; only some of the original surface still survives.
The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour, with patches of a light greyish-green corrosion product on the surface. This object is likely to date from the post-medieval to modern period (circa 1750 ? 1900). The slight reddish colour of the metal could suggest a 17th century date, but it is more likely to belong to the modern period. | 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: | 1650
1900 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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