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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-A96512
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
a copper alloy shoe buckle with a maker's mark reading: "W / (W)OT(F)" on the chape. It dates from about AD 1690 - 1720. The frame is rectangular in plan and curved in profile. It is drilled for a separate iron spindle upon which is the copper alloy pin and stud chape. The stud from the chape is mssing, but was a separate piece rather than being integral. The maker's mark is stamped onto the chape. The buckle has a smooth grey shiny patina. Compare number 663 on page 103 of Whitehead's Buckles. This appears to be the first example of this maker on the database.
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Class:
shoe
Inscription:
W / (W)OT(F)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1690
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.85 mm
Width: 17.68 mm
Thickness: 3.85 mm
Weight: 3.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2303
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Craven (District)
Parish or ward: Arncliffe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD9470
Four figure Latitude: 54.12582086
Four figure longitude: -2.09330314
1:25K map: SD9470
1:10K map: SD97SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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