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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WMID-64DC5C
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy hooked strap fitting, of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD)
The strap fitting was cast in one piece, and a separate piece of copper alloy sheet metal was attached to the reverse. It consists of an oval plate. A rounded attachment knop is present at one end. A slightly projecting ridged collar is present on the other side, above a a forward facing closed butted blunt hook. The reverse is plain and undecorated. Iron corrosion products are present, suggesting the attachment rivets were made from iron.
The strap fitting measures 61.1 mm in length, 26.8 mm wide and 9.3 mm thick. It weighs 28.4 grams.
The strap fitting is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina.
Similar strap fittings have been recorded on the PAS database including CORN-FB7632, SWYOR-08E514, SOM-B652E1, GLO-ABA6C4, SOM-DFC8E6, SWYOR-F36B97 and FAKL-352D42. Read has published a similar artefact as #797 in (Read, 2008, p221). He has identified it as being 17th Century in dating, and probably sword belt related.
Reference:
Read, B. 2008. Hooked Clasps and Eyes. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Class: sword-belt fitting
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 61.1 mm
Width: 26.8 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm
Weight: 28.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2020 - Friday 31st January 2020
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
Parish or ward: Alton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK0541
Four figure Latitude: 52.96633956
Four figure longitude: -1.9270035
1:25K map: SK0541
1:10K map: SK04SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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