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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting, a decorative mount. The mount is in poor condition, with red copper corrosion being prevalent on the surface. In plan, the mount has a rectangular body, with trefoil shaped terminals. The terminals have moulded decoration on the upper surface, consisting of linear grooves and scrolls. The reverse is flat and has two integral oval sectioned studs which are bent towards one another. The surface of the mount has traces of a mid green/grey patina. It measures 18.72mm long, 9.52mm wide and 4.11mm thick, weighing 1.38g.
The strap fitting, a mount, probably dates to the late Medieval to early Post Medieval period, c. 1500 to 1700. The nature of the corrosion may suggest a Post Medieval date is more likely. Egan (Egan G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition Museum of London and English Heritage) illustrates similar mounts, for example No. 136 and discusses that these may have also decorated harnesses as well as personal belts. | 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: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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