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Record ID: KENT-765344
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a medieval belt buckle.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2012
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Record ID: KENT-50B745
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-gilt buckle with a triangular plate, recently broken in two pieces. The oval loop, of D shaped section, is cast in one with the plate. It has a false shield-on-tongue composed of two stepped, crescentic panels, each decorated with a band of interlace now obscured by corrosion. The base of the tongue is an elongated oval, the tip is now missing. At the junction of the loop and plate, on each side of the narrow flange bordering the latter, is a garnet-inlaid collared boss with a beaded rim. One of the garnets is a cabochon, the other is flat-cut and was presumably a replacement i…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2014
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Record ID: KENT-427F30
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval spectacle buckle dating between 1550-1650. It is D shape in section , and double looped in plan. The central strap bar has a small knop at each end. Each loop has a central lobe with a moulded rosette. Although the pin is missing, it was probably iron as there is iron corrosion visible on the bar strap. There are patches of black lacquer on the reverse, and of polychrome lacquer on each lobe, possibly originally red and black, but in its current it is orange-brown and black. The buckle is in good condition, and dark brown in colour …
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-2F2D72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval hat buckle, dating between 1720-1800. It was a square buckle with rounded corners in plan and D shape in section; however, it is broken and only portions of two arms survive. The longer arm expands at the centre and tapers at the corners, where there is a single notch. There is a complex curvilinear design moulded into the buckle, which meets in the centre of the longer arm. The buckle is in good condition, albeit broken with old breaks. It has been tinned, all of which survives. It measures 31.17 mm L x 12.56 mm W x 2.56 mm TH and w…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Record ID: KENT-0AD126
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman openwork buckle plate dating to the 4th and 5th centuies. It is rectangular in plan and subtriangular in section (with a bevelled edge). It consists of only two arms of the mount, with the rest missing. The mount has evidence of openwork on its inside, but due to breaks, the design is no longer obvious. There are four radiating incised lines in the centre of the vertical arm, indicating an openwork circle in the now missing corner; the remnants of another openwork circle is visible in the sole corner of the mount. Above this, on the vertical …
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-916643
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval buckle dating between 1300-1450. The frame is a single loop that is sub-rectangular in plan, with convex arms, and rectangular in section. It has a copper alloy rectangular sheet folded around the end bar; the sheet has a transverse copper alloy convex bar at its end, held in place by a copper alloy rivet. It is in good condition, with the plate missing. It has a dark green patina. It measures 17.76 mm L (with the rotating closure extended) x 11.46 mm W x 3.85 mm TH and weighs 1.21 g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-4CCD47
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval buckle dating between 1250-1500. It is a single D shaped buckle; it is subrectangular in section. It has an off centred constricted vertical bar with knops at each end. It is missing its pin. It is in good condition with a dark green patina covering. It measures 14.66 mm L x 12.11 mm W x 1.77 mm TH and weighs 0.73 g. Read 1996, No 54.
Created on: Sunday 11th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th December 2011
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Record ID: KENT-DDE107
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy, Medieval, single loop oval buckle dating to AD 1250 to 1400. Description: The buckle has an oval frame and narrowed, off-set strap bar. The front angled outside edge is expanded with a notched pin rest flanked by two pairs of transverse knops. Between the knops the out edge is decorated with linear incisions creating a monogram 'M'. The pin is missing. Measurements: Length; 13.0mm; Width: 10.2mm. Discussion: These buckles would originally have been fitted with decorated sheet metal buckle plates and represented the top end of the buc…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: KENT-D16482
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval (1350-1400) buckle. It is a single loop rectangular buckle with expanded outer edges. It is sub-rectangular in plan. It has a large barrel end with three transverse grooves in the centre; the central groove was most likely for the pin, now missing. Each side bar has two casting spurs, one at each end. It is in good condition and dark brown in colour. It measures 17.09 mm L x 22.59 mm W x 4.85 mm TH and weighs 5.45 g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2011
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Record ID: KENT-95EEC5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy two piece Post Medieval knee buckle. It is sub-rectangular in plan and D shape in section, with the reverse being flat. It is the corner of a buckle, with a single inner knop surviving on the long arm. There is a moulded curvilinear line following the outer edge of the buckle, and the beginning of a moulded triangular design on the shorter arm. There are long parallel shallow scratches on the reverse, probably from finishing. The buckle was tinned. All breaks are old, and it is in fair condition. It is covered in a dark green patina, the tinning …
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011
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Record ID: KENT-950CB2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval trapezoidal buckle. The buckle comprises of the frame, whole, and and the upper portion of the pin, which is broken just below the head. The frame is quarter hemispherical in section (bevelled outer edge, straight inner edge and slight concave bottom edge). There is a knop at each end of the centre strap bar, with a corrospoding recess on the reverse. The pin is D shape in secttion and folds over the strap bar. The buckle was tinned, most of which is now gone. The buckle is in fair condition and has a light green patina all over, with dark some …
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Record ID: KENT-7A8BC3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy annular buckle pin, probably from the 14th century. It has an incomplete loop that tapers towards the end, where there is an old break. Outside and below the loop is a rectangular moulded collar. The shaft tapers slightly towards the end; on the underside of the tip, there is a small worn area that may be the notch. The pin is subrectangular in plan. It is bent just below the collar at approximately a 45 degree angle, but in otherwise good condition. It has a dark green patina. It measures 44.48 mm L x 5.05 mm W x 3.50 mm TH and weighs 3.44 g. …
Created on: Monday 19th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-45FB51
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy buckle. The object is d shaped, and sinlge looped. The loop thickens as it approaches the center and is very thin at the knops. It has loped knops at both ends of where the bar would be (missing), which would be offset if present. One of the lobed knops is larger and more pronounced than the other. It is was silver, most of which is gone, but is still visible on the loop, and on the knops. The object is incomplete, as it is missing its pin and bar. The objebt is in poor condition as it is broken and the silver has come off. This is likely…
Created on: Thursday 30th September 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
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