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Description: | A small, incomplete Early Post Medieval copper alloy book clasp, dating to the 16th or 17th Century. The clasp is formed from a thin rectangular strip of metal with one end expanded into a fishtail shape (with one whole corner and the tip of the other corner missing), and with an integral blunt projecting hook at the other. The upper surface is decorated with one central ring-and-dot motif with a punched central hole. Near the hook end is another hole with a copper alloy rivet in situ which is holding a rectangular iron sheet in place at the reverse. Near the strap attachment end (fishtail end) are two further irregularly placed copper alloy rivets projecting to the reverse.The book clasp is 27.0mm long, 8.0mm expanding to 10.6mm wide and 3.2mm thick. It weighs 1.23g.The form and decoration are typical of book clasps of the early post-medieval period, as discussed by Margeson (1993: 74). Many similar example can be seen on the PAS database e.g. WMID-E6F4E6; YORYM-9FEF34 and SOM-1D5355, although this particular book clasp is unusually small.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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