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Description: | An ornate copper alloy post medieval book clasp or fitting dating to the period c. AD 1590 - 1700. The book plate consists of a folded copper alloy plate with an openwork foliate design which is folded around a sub-circular sectioned axis bar to create a sub-triangular upper and lower plate. Between these two plates is a sub-rectangular projection with a hooked end which is attached to the upper plate by an iron rivet visible as a patch of corrosion on the upper plate. The lower plate features two circular rivet holes with iron rivets still visible as patches of corrosion.
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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