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BUCKLE
Unique ID: ESS-D96A18
Object type certainty: Certain
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Post-Medieval cast copper alloy buckle. The buckle is incomplete (pin missing). This is an asymmetrical double frame type with one square and one rounded end. Dated to circa 1575-1700. 24mm long.
cf Whitehead, 2003 'Buckles 1250-1800', page 91, no. 571
Notes:
Not seen by FLO
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 28th November 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Finder's reference: 021-A0292
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Chelmsford (District)
Parish or ward: Good Easter (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL6212
Four figure Latitude: 51.783213
Four figure longitude: 0.347132
1:25K map: TL6212
1:10K map: TL61SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 91 | 571 |
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