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Description: | Medieval copper alloy buckle plate of 14th or 15th century dateThe buckle is fragmentary, represented by the incomplete folded sheet metal plate only (with a surviving length of 29.0mm and a weight of 2.8g). The plate is corroded with some peripheral loss but was rectangular and had a slot for the pin. The corners were recessed to accommodate the missing frame. The folded strips flanking the slot are now broken and incomplete. The plate was attached to the belt by two attachment rivets (of 1.6mm diameter), both positioned near the attachment end.The strap between the plates remains in place and is textile rather than leather. Louise Mumford, Organic conservator and textile specialist commented that the textile (c. 2mm thick and 11mm wide) has longitudinal threads (warp) 0.9 - 1.0mm diameter, Z-spun and S-pliedTransverse threads (weft) were difficult to examine, but appear to be of a similar diameter; it was impossible to see whether the thread was plied or the direction of spin. Sample fibres were taken from both systems for identification but appears likely to be linen. Weft thread count of 7-8 per centimetre.Although difficult to ascertain the structure of the textile, from examination of what is visible at the edges, but there a suggestion of the warps twisting, which would indicate tablet weaving.The surface of the copper alloy plate is corroded with a pale-brown patina overlying the pale-green corrosion.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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