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BUCKLE
Unique ID: SWYOR-07EFF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Post Medieval buckle dating from about 1660 - 1720. It is a two piece buckle with the sub-rectangular frame drilled to hold a separate iron spindle upon which the pin and plate are articulated. The end of the plate is missing. The frame has concave sides and bifid protrusions round the spindle holes. There is a grooved pin rest on each loop. There is a maker's mark stamped into the reverse of the plate which reads: G(R) in a heart shaped cartouche. The buckle has a rich green patina. it is similar to number 617 on page 99 of Whitehead's Buckles.
Inscription:
GR
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: 25.51 mm
Width: 17.82 mm
Thickness: 3.91 mm
Weight: 4.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st November 2012 - Wednesday 20th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2124
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Kirton in Lindsey (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK9298
Four figure Latitude: 53.4707073
Four figure longitude: -0.61547295
1:25K map: SK9298
1:10K map: SK99NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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