WAW-8AE956: Post Medieval strap fitting: mount.

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STRAP FITTING

Unique ID: WAW-8AE956

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy strap fitting; decorative mount. In plan the mount is sub-circular. The centre of the mount is domed and has a moulded collar at the apex and a concentric ridge along the border. The reverse of the mount is undecorated and is hollow. There are two integral, oval sectioned studs which are vertical and broken. The surface of the mount has an incomplete grey shiny patina with patches of red copper corrosion. The mount is 23.87mm long, 22.24mm wide across the head and 12.28mm thick from the apex to the stud terminal. It weighs 5g.

The mount probably dates to the Post Medieval period as a comparison of the style and surface condition cannot be found in the Medieval period. Strap mounts in the Medieval period were popular during the 13th to early 16th centuries with some types continuing into the 17th century as harness mounts (Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition MoLAS Monograph 19 p. 39).

Class: Mount

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.87 mm
Width: 22.24 mm
Thickness: 12.28 mm
Weight: 5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 16th May 2010 - Thursday 19th August 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tanworth-in-Arden (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1469
Four figure Latitude: 52.318927
Four figure longitude: -1.796034
1:25K map: SP1469
1:10K map: SP16NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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