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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-817976
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked mount (c. 1550-c. 1650).
The mount is convex at the front and partially concave at the rear. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan with a small 'U'-shaped incurve at the centre of the upper edge. The sides taper towards the rearwards projecting integral hook which is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. Two rivet holes, one close to the upper edge and the other just below the centre of the plate, are both filled with the remains of an iron rivet. There is a transverse incised line just above the hook. The tip of the hook makes contact with the rear of the plate and it retains a free running copper-alloy ring. This ring has an outer diameter of 10.4mm and a thickness of 2.0mm.
The plate and the ring are corroded and in poor condition. They are partially covered with a dark green patina over the reddish brown metal.
Length of plate: 34.0mm; width: 12.4mm; thickness: 10.2mm. Weight: 5.66g.
Similar mounts, probably associated with sword belts, have been published and illustrated (Margeson 1993: 39, refs: 257, 258).
Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58.
Class: Sword-belt fitting
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Width: 12.4 mm
Thickness: 10.2 mm
Weight: 5.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-297
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margeson, S. | 1993 | Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 | Norwich | East Anglian Archaeology | 39 | 257, 258 |
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