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Description: | Medieval to Post Medieval (late 12th to 18th centuries) strap fitting, mount, in the shape of an elongated triangle with an integral knop at the narrow edge. The mount is convex on the outer face. On the reverse there are traces of two integral spikes which are circular in section. The surface of the fitting has traces of a mid grey- green patina. The strap fitting measures 21.38mm long and 9.16mm wide. It weighs 1.27g.Margeson (1993) illustrates a similar example, No. 284, and dates to the late 12th to 14 centuries. The mount may also date into the 17th century. Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (2005; p. 39) comments that when they were used as dress accessories and continued on horse harness straps into the 18th century.Egan, G., 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition London: Museum of London Archaeology Service Monograph 19Margeson, S. 1993Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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