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Description: | A late Medieval lead alloy annular buckle dating to late 14th - early 15th century. This buckle has a circular frame with a circularcross-section and a casting seam around the edge. There is a slight constriction to accommodate the pin and a groove opposite for the pin rest. The pin is made from a short length of iron wire, wrapped around the buckle frame for attachment, it terminates in an old break.Similar buckle are illustrated in Egan & Pritchard (1991:57) where they are described as shoe buckles and they were excavated from contexts dating late 14th - early 15th century and in Egan (2005:34) dated 1650-1700, however this is described as residual. Egan (2005:34) writes "shoe buckles are first continued with the two standard late medieval forms (as this above example) with a hiatus in the early 17th century before the new post-Restoration fashion of slightly larger, sub-rectangular frames with a plate".Dimensions: diameter: 24.8mm; weight: 3.96g.Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, LondonEgan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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