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Description: | An incomplete Medieval - early Post Medieval lead-tin alloy shoe buckle dating AD1350-1550. The buckle has a double oval shape and the frame has a circular cross-section. There's a constriction around the centre bar where a pin would have been accomodated.Egan & Pritchard (1991:86-7) show some similar examples which they describe as plain frames for shoes. They all came from contexts dating AD1350-1450. The authors write, "they seem to have been used regularly for pattens (open-style footwear in which two leather side elements are joined by straps across the instep)". Egan (2005:35) illustrates another example, where the frame is described as oval with a central bar. This buckle was found in a context dated AD1500-1550.A similar example has been recorded on the database: LON-B9F8B6Dimensions: length: 22.04mm; width: 20.13mm; thickness: 2.63mm; weight: 4.23gReferences: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, LondonEgan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19: London.
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