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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: OXON-803079
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval to Post Medieval (late 12th to 18th centuries) strap fitting, mount, in the shape of an elongated triangle with an integral knop at the narrow edge. The mount is convex on the outer face. On the reverse there are two integral spikes which are oval in section. The surface of the fitting has a matte brown colour with traces of a coating which is now black and may have been linseed oil. The strap fitting measures 20.80mm long and 7.93mm wide. It weighs 1.33g.
Margeson (1993) illustrates a similar example, No. 284, and dates to the late 12th to 14 centuries. The mount may also date into the 17th century. Strap fittings have been in use from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period. Egan (2005; p. 39) comments that when they were used as dress accessories and continued on horse harness straps into the 18th century. The surface condition and coating suggest a Post Medieval date is more likely for this example.
Egan, G., 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition London: Museum of London Archaeology Service Monograph 19
Margeson, S. 1993Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58.
Class: Mount
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 7.93 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th September 2021 - Tuesday 26th October 2021
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Object Entry Form: 2617
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: North Leigh (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3713
Four figure Latitude: 51.81441254
Four figure longitude: -1.46467279
1:25K map: SP3713
1:10K map: SP31SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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