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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-C5C480
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval asymmetrical double looped buckle frame (c. 1575-c. 1700).
The pin is missing.
This frame is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. It is convex at the front and flat at the rear. One loop is rectangular and the other loop is roughly 'D'-shaped. The outer edge of the rectangular loop has a central pin rest formed by two parallel transverse ridges. The narrowed bar is triangular in cross-section. This frame has a green patina.
Length: 20.4mm; width: 15.6mm; thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 1.89g.
Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1575-1700 AD (Whitehead 2003: 91).
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250 - 1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Class: Double-looped
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1575
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.4 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.89 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th March 2015 - Sunday 29th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-1-151
Materials and construction
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 | 91 |
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