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Unique ID: PUBLIC-C04586
Object type certainty: Certain
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A forged iron foot patten, oval in plan, with a triangular plate at the rear of the patten, and a triangular plate with an extended pointed terminal at the front. The two plates each have an extant iron rivet, which would have attached the patten to the underside of a wooden platform. The platform was then tied around the shoe using leather or cloth straps attached to the upperside of the platform, by means of buckles clasps or laces. Pattens were worn over shoes to protect the wearer from muddy ground. This style of foot patten originated in the mid-17th century and continued in production through to the 19th century, when it was gradually replaced by the rubber overshoe, and the wellington boot came into use. Improved roads and pavements, as well as increased land drainage, also led to the demise of the foot patten (Bailey, 1993, 55). The patten is encrusted with iron corrosion product and is cracking and flaking in areas, so that it requires conservation. The average size for an adult shoe patten was about 230 mm in length by about 115 mm in width (Bailey, 1993, 57), so this patten is slightly shorter and narrower, but they are found in many sizes.
Bailey (1993) illustrates similar pattens on pages 56-7, which are dated from the mid-17th century to the 19th century.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Quantity: 1
Length: 174.2 mm
Height: 43.33 mm
Width: 101.82 mm
Weight: 178.1 g
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st December 2014
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Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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