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CLASP
Unique ID: HESH-BAA662
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cut sheet copper alloy shoe or clog clasp (male fitting), which would have been used with a similar hasp (female fitting) to secure a wooden shoe (overshoe) to the foot. The clasp is rectangular with a small incomplete sub-rectangular projection (hook) on one edge and an irregular lozenge shaped projection at the other. The small hook is abraded and incomplete; at the opposite end, the projection is broadly shaped like an anchor and was used to secure the clasp to the fabric. The surface of the hasp has worn away so that it is difficult to make out any decoration. The remains of a series of inetrlocking C shaped ribs can be seen in certain lights. Bailey (1992) illustrates a similar examples on page 17, which is dated to the 18th and 19th centuries
The brooch measures 32.4mm length, is 14.6mm width is 1.3mm thick and weighs 1.55 grams.
Class: Clog
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 1.55 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SMS Entry Form: SHRMS: E.00303
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
References cited
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