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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy book fitting - book clasp (late 16th century). This rectangular book clasp has a flat hook projecting from one end (to hook into a corresponding 'eye' piece) and the other end expands and has four rivet holes for attachment to the book cover. These rivets holes are arranged in a lozenge pattern where the two middle holes are slightly smaller. There is a rivet still in situ in one of the smaller holes. The expanded end is decorated with three triangular notches along the outer edge. There is another rivet, still in situ, just in front of the hook. At the junction between the plate and the hook, just in front of the rivet hole, are two rectangular tabs which project from the sides of the clasp. The front surface is decorated has two zones of decoration; one is a band of parallel engraved lines extending lengthwise just behind the hook; the second zone is triangular in shape with similar lines extending lengthwise again then a section of herringbone pattern finishing at the expanded end. There are traces of iron corrosion on the reverse of the plate.A similar book clasp was found in Norwich (Margeson 1993: 74-75 no. 453) and dated to the late 16th century.Dimensions: length: 63.58mm; width: 17.39mm; thickness: 1.38mm; weight: 3.96g.Reference: Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58.
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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