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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy (pewter) and copper-alloy oval buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720).The stud and the majority of the pin are missing.The undecorated pewter frame is oval in plan, convex at the front and largely concave (bevelled) at the rear. A small notch for a pin-rest is situated on the upper face of one of the outer edges. The drilled hole at each side of the frame accommodates a separate iron spindle for the separate iron pin and chape. The copper-alloy chape is made from a single piece of thick sheet and is folded around the pin. At the spindle end it has a rectangular slot for the pin. In plan, the sides of the chape taper in width from the spindle towards the pierced terminal where there is a sub-square hole for the missing stud. The loop of the separate iron pin survives within the slot. Close to the spindle a stamped maker's mark: R V can be seen on the chape.The frame is silvery grey and the chape has a dark green patina but is corroded in places. The remains of the pin are corroded.Frame: length: 29.7mm; width: 25.2mm; thickness: 3.3mm.Chape: length: 26.2mm; width: 13.6mm; thickness at spindle: 3.0mm.Overall length: 38.0mm. Overall weight: 11.04g.Similar shoe or knee buckles have been published and dated c. 1660-1720 (Whitehead 2003: 97, refs: 600 - 601).Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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