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Description: | Cast lead alloy (pewter / tombac) two part buckle of post medieval date 1660-1720 AD. The buckle frame broken and only a small segment survives; it is irregular in plan and section originally it would have been sub-rectangular with rounded corners in plan and sub-rectangular (D shaped) in cross section. In profile the frame woul have been bowed. The frame is drilled at the mid point to take an iron spindle (not surviving). The exterior end has a recessed pin rest. The exterior is decorated with a series of C shaped scrolls and incised decoration comprising flower shaped incised designs. The exterior surface is silvered. Where abrasion has removed the surface a grey metal is revealed; there is no evidence of active corrosion. For a close parallels see Whitehead page 97-99, specifically 596 for decoration and 617 for shape , he suggests that they were used at both the knee and for the shoe. They date from the period 1660-1720 ADThe buckle frame measures 17.2mm length, 25.6mm width and is 3.1mm thick. It weighs 2.39 grams
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