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Description: | Copper alloyHinge, possibly from a casket or book. A pair of matching openwork leaves of thickness circa 1mm, each with two lunate cut-outs and three rivet holes of diameter 3mm, and a fringe of probably six equidistantly spaced lobes. The plates interleave at a hinge; traces of ferrous corrosion may suggest a steel pin or spindle remains within; the use of these in buckles begins in the 17th century. Rob Webley kindly notes a very similar hinge is presented by Brian Read in History Beneath Our Feet, dated to the later 17th century.S uggested date: Post-Medieval, 1660-1720Length (as found): 25.8mm, Width: 36.1mm, Thickness (overall): 4.4mm, Weight: 7.42gms.
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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