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BUCKLE
Unique ID: LVPL-A339D4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period, c.1660-1720. The object is a trapezoidal buckle with concave ends. The buckle frame is decorated with four moulded ridges at either end of the strap bar. The frame is drilled for a separate spindle. The pin is complete and remains attached. One end of the buckle frame is notched where the pin rested. It has a dark brown patina and is in good condition.
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: 40.08 mm
Width: 28.01 mm
Thickness: 4.28 mm
Weight: 9.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
District: Warrington (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winwick
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing |
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