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Description: | An incomplete and slightly misshapen post-Medieval copper-alloy book clasp (c. 1550-c. 1650).The back-plate is missing. The front plate is roughly rectangular in shape. In plan, it has a flaring 'fish-tail' attachment end and a hook at the terminal end. The 'fish-tail' end is notched. At the front, about mid-way along its length there is a ring-and-dot motif. Between this motif and the 'fish-tail' there are three circular holes arranged in a triangle. These are 2.0mm in diameter. Close to the 'fish-tail' end there are two separate copper-alloy rivets. The hook is rectangular in plan. At the rear there is an integral stud.This artefact has a mid-green patina. One corner of the 'fish-tail' end is missing.40.0 x 24.1 x 1.9mm. Weight: 5.87g.Similar clasps may be seen in Margeson's 'Norwich Households', pp.74-5, no's: 453 and 454. These, Margeson suggests, both date to the second half of the 16th century.Numerous book fittings of this type are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: DENO-596D98, HESH-0FA366, IOW-347A31, KENT-F13B17, SUSS-918036, SWYOR-1FC9B4 and WMID-2DB371.
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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