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Description: | Sheet copper alloy book clasp, sub-rectangular in plan, with a flanged terminal with a pinked edge and a flat hook at the opposite end beyond a square collar. The upper face is stamped with three transverse ridges across the collar and longitudinal linear ridges at right angles to these, that follow the expansion of the terminal around three circles in a triangular formation. The openwork circles are 1.5 mm in diameter and are just below two extant rivets, 2 mm in diameter, that hold the upper plate to the bottom plate with the leather strap between. There is a larger single rivet, 3.4 mm in diameter, at the opposite end above the collar, which holds the bottom plate that also epands at both ends to mirror the edges of the upper plate. This two-part clasp hooked into a slot within a similar copper alloy hasp with both parts riveted to a leather strap which held the book together.Bailey (1992) illustrates a similar book clasp on page 74, no.16 which is dated from the 15th to the 17th century.Margeson (1993) illustrates book clasps with similar decoration on page 74, fig.40, nos.453-454, which are dated from c.1625-1800.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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