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Description: | One half of a post-Medieval two-part toggle clasp from a sword belt of 16th to 17th century date. This part is the section with a bar which would have fitted through an eye on the corresponding section. The object is largely flat and has a thickness of 1.5mm although the transverse bar at one end has a thickness of 4.9mm. The main flat part has three transverse elements divided by 'waists'. The central element has two notches at the end and the other elements have one notch at the ends. A central circular aperture in the central element is 6.5mm in diameter. The outer element, opposite the toggle, has a straight edge which is grooved to form 'rope-work'. At the opposite end there is a narrow extension upon which the transverse toggle is situated. At either side of the circular aperture, on the longitudinal centre-line, there are the remains of a corroded iron rivet. There are traces of a green patina and tinning at the front. 43.2 x 17.9 x 4.9mm. Weight: 5.94g. Similar fittings are illustrated in Read (2008) p. 208-9, no. 753 (complete with 'eye' section) and 754.
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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