Record ID: SWYOR-255203 - POST MEDIEVAL buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-255203

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of a fragment of a post medieval double loop buckle

A fragment of a cast copper alloy, double loop, oval buckle dating from the post medieval period, AD1550-1650. It has moulded trefoil knops on the outer edge of each loop and at each end of the strap bar. The strap bar is narrower than the rest of the frame. There is no other decoration. The buckle has a dark brown patina. The remaining portion is 30.7mm long, 29.5mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 3.94gm.

A similar buckle is illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250-1800, page 65, number 403.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Length: 30.7 mm
Width: 29.5 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.94 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: York
Parish: Fulford

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE6147
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th August 2011

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Wakefield Volunteer - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1674

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