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Description: | Post Medieval (mid 16th to 18th centuries) strap mount: The copper alloy strap mount is an inverted sub-triangle with a moulded upper edge. The lower tip has an acorn moulded knop. The outer face has a moulded design which appears to be a standing figure within a scroll like designed border. The reverse is undecorated and has two incomplete, integral spikes which are circular in section, taper to a broken surface, but the break is not recent. The surface of the mount has traces of gilding, patches of red copper corrosion and traces of a mid-dark green patina. It measures 36.8mm long, 25.22mm wide and 7.6mm thick, weighing 7.61g.Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (2005:39) comments that when they were used as dress accessories and continued on horse harness straps into the 18th century. The style of decoration is similar to that on dress hooks or fittings of the 17th century (Read, 2008) Nos. 678 to 680. The mount probably dates to the late 16th to 17th centuries.Egan, G., 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition London: Museum of London Archaeology Service Monograph 19Read, B., 2008. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes Somerset: Portcullis Publishing
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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