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Description: | Copper alloy possible book fitting. Cast plano-convex strip with a keeled upper surface and a slightly expanded, possibly collared, and rounded end. The other end bears twin loops for a small axis bar. Drilled holes of diameter c.2mm appear towards either end to fix this object. Relict traces of gilding appear, more noticeably towards the hinged end. Fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Post- Medieval, 1500-1600.Length: 31.1mm, Width: 6.5mm, Thickness (clear of hinged end): 2.1mm, Weight: 1.81gms
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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