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Description: | Post Medieval (1500-1700) copper-alloy strap fitting: mount. The cast copper alloy strap fitting (belt mount) is a drop shape with the outer surface being decorated with a low-relief border. The reverse face of the fitting is concave and has two integral oval sectioned spikes which are bent towards the centre. There is a fragment of leather remaining under one spike. The mount has traces of red copper corroded surface, otherwise it has a shiny mid grey patina which is slightly pitted. The fitting measures 31.96mm length, 19.03mm width, is 6.22mm thick and weighs 5.72 gramsStrap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (2005, 39) comments that when they were used as dress accessories and continued on horse harness straps into the 18th century. The mount probably dates to the 16th or 17thcenturies.Egan, G., 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition London: Museum of London Archaeology Service Monograph 19
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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