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Description: | A Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy decorative hinge from either a box or possibly a book fitting, folded on top of itself. It measures 23.92x12.50x4.13mm and weighs 2.7g.The object consists of two openwork halves c.1mm thick with what appears to be a shorter, flat spike sandwiched between.One half terminates in a fleur-de-lis a small rivet hole (1.3mm diameter) at the farthest point. Below this is an inverted, rather angular, heart-shaped openwork at the base of which is another rivet hole, complete with iron rivet corroded in place. Below is the c.4x2.5mm are of 'hinge' from the other plate and either side is a thickened base (3.34mm).The second half has an inverted tear-shaped shaped openwork terminal with three projecting knops (at the furthest point and widest points). From the point is a narrow section that expands into a sub-rectangular panel with bifurcate knops on the short edges. At the centre is the iron rivet from the first plate, which holds the central flat spike in place too. Below extends the 'hinge' section, with the reverse of the first half's thickened base to either side.The spike extends c.17mm.The diameter of the holes suggest that the pins used to hold it in place were relatively small and so it is likely that the hinge was as much a decorative object as a functional one. It also suggests that it was attached to a relatively small artefact, such as a book or box. The use of a heart as decoration suggests a Post Medieval date, 16th/17th centuries AD. Similar examples on the database are HESH-EA3491, LVPL-7FDE54 and SUSS-5307D4.
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