IOW-52F5A4: Post-Medieval to Modern Clog Clasp

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CLASP

Unique ID: IOW-52F5A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A complete stamped sheet copper alloy clog or shoe clasp of Late Post-Medieval or Modern date (c. AD 1790 - c. AD 1930). Length: 28.1mm; width: 16.9mm and 0.8mm thick. Weight: 2.56g. The main part of the clasp is sub-rectangular in plan and has parallel sides. This part has three evenly spaced sub-rectangular openings. At one end there is an integral 'anchor'-shaped hook and at the opposite end there is a small central projection forming a small hook. The front face has a border in light relief consisting of a formal 'Greek key' design terminating with a ‘shield’-shape at the hook end. A patina has not survived. For a variety of illustrated types and a description on how these clasps were used, see: Read 1995, 178-9, refs. 1207-1220.

Class: Clog

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1790
Date to: Circa AD 1930

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 28.1 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 4.2 mm
Weight: 2.56 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 17th August 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2008-2-195

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Stamped
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.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Metal detecting rally
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	1995	History Beneath our Feet (1995)	Ipswich	Anglia Publishing	178-9	1207-1220

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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