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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-234C39
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy buckle chape (c. 1690-c. 1720).
The frame is rectangular in cross-section. It has a curving outer edge with concave sides and a single tapering spike on the inner side of the outer edge. The base of the frame is formed of two cylinders with a space between them. The cylinders contain portions of a copper-alloy spindle. Part of a maker's name can be seen on the base of the frame: B (or D) RAE (or F)
This chape is in poor condition. The metal is reddish brown and has traces of a green patina.
Length: 32.7mm; width: 39.7mm; thickness of cylinders: 5.3mm. Weight: 9.35g.
Whitehead (1996, pages 96-97) suggests that such chapes date from c. 1690-c. 1720 AD.
Whitehead, R. 1996. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Class:
Chape
Inscription:
B (or D) RAE (or F)
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1690
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.7 mm
Width: 39.7 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 9.35 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 8th December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-23
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the 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 | 96-97 |
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