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Description: | A Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy two-part toggle clasp (eye-section) of Read Type 1, from a sword belt of 16th to 17th century date. It measures 44.36mm in length, 20.27mm wide and weighs 5.38g.This part is the rectangular eye through which the toggle on the corresponding section would have fitted. The eye is connected to an integral body with an openwork circle at the centre, trifoliate and bifurcate outer edges and a rivet hole at each end. The body is delineated from the eye by a raised bar. There is also a raised arched bar at the other end of the eye. Also attached to one side of the eye is a suspension loop which has been bent slightly out of shape.The object is mostly flat, though with slightly chamfered edges.Similar fittings are illustrated in Read (2008) p. 208-9, nos. 753-5. Toggle clasps are closely associated with sword belts and scabbard fittings.
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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