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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-532BB7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with drilled frame for a separate spindle, dating from c. 1660-1720. It has moulded pin rests in the form of leaves, and opposed scrolls flanking the spindle hole. The remains of the spindle are still in the spindle holes. The buckle has a dark brown patina. The plate and pin are missing. It is 26.5mm long, 17.1mm wide and 4.5mm thick. It weighs 3.62gm. Reference: Whitehead, Buckles 1250-1800, p.98, No. 611.

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 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.5 mm
Width: 17.1 mm
Thickness: 4.5 mm
Weight: 3.62 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 9th March 2009 - Monday 8th March 2010

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1067

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: North Elmsall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE4917
Four figure Latitude: 53.64721897
Four figure longitude: -1.26021787
1:25K map: SE4917
1:10K map: SE41NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	98	611

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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