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Description: | A cast copper alloy strap fitting; a decorative mount. In plan, the mount is an elongated sub pointed oval with a collar at each tip and moulded side edges forming a ?W?. In profile the mount is domed and the reverse is concave. The reverse has two integral spikes which are circular in section and taper to a point. One spike is broken, and this occurred recently. The other spike is bent over at right angles. The upper surface of the mount has a well developed shiny dark grey patina, the reverse is corroded. It measures 43.87mm long, 16.88mm wide and 7.76mm thick, weighing 7.1g.
Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39) comments that when they were used as dress accessories the fashion was over by the early 16th century, but continued on horse harness straps into the 18th century. Egan (2005) illustrates a similar shaped mount, No. 136 which is undated. Another similar styled mount was discovered at Beeston Castle (Ellis, P. 1993 Beeston Castle, Cheshire Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England Archaeological Report No. 23), No. 55 which was excavated from a layer dating to the late 17th century. | 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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