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Description: | A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy toggle clasp from a sword belt (c. 1500-c. 1650).The object is symmetrical in plan, slightly convex at the front and slightly concave at the rear.The main body consists of a pair of points incurving to waists and terminates in a trefoil end: two waists and two points or lobes (including the trefoil). At the opposite end there is an integral circular toggle. Centrally aligned at the trefoil end there are the remains of an iron rivet. The upper face is decorated with a symmetrical foliate pattern, consisting of a stem emanating from the toggle with a frond at the centre and others extending into the lobes.This fitting is green and corroded.Length: 25.9mm; width: 14.0mm; thickness: 2.0mm. Weight: 1.70g.Compare with a more elaborate version from North Devon which has been classified as a Type 5 (Read 2008: 210, ref: 761).Compare with: IOW-EFF47B.Read, B. 2008. Hooked Clasps and Eyes. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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