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Description: | Post Medieval (1500-1700) copper-alloy strap fitting: mount. The cast copper alloy strap fitting (belt mount) is a quatrefoil with a knop in each corner. The outer face is undecorated. The reverse face of the fitting is flat and has two integral oval sectioned spikes which are bent towards the centre. The mount has matte dark brown patina. The fitting measures 20.66mm in length, 17.77mm in width, is 7.33mm thick and weighs 2.34 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 TransitionLondon: 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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