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Description: | Post Medieval (16th to 17th centuries) strap fitting (mount): The openwork strap fitting is a simplistic fleur-de-lis. The reverse face of the fitting is irregular but broadly concave and undecorated. Two cast sub-rectangular projections (hooks) extend from either end of the fitting. The surface of the mount has traces of a dark green patina, and large patches of a red copper corrosion. The strap fitting is 19.01mm in length, 15.69mm wide, 4.77mm thick and weighs 1.64 grams.Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (2005) 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 17th centuries. Near identical mounts are noted on the PAS database (for example WAW-17E234).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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