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CLOG
Unique ID: IOW-0DA276
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete stamped sheet copper-alloy clog or shoe clasp of late post-Medieval or Modern date (c. 1790-c. 1930).
The main part of the clasp is sub-rectangular in plan and has parallel sides.
This part is decorated at the front with a stamped flower which has a central stem with one flower head and two buds. There is a border of scrolled or foliate design. On the rear face a partial imprint of the design can be seen. At one end there is an integral 'anchor'-shaped hook and at the opposite end there is a small central projection forming a smaller hook.
This clasp has a green patina at the front and a brown patina at the rear. There are small areas of corrosion on both faces.
Length: 26.1mm; width: 16.4mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 1.98g.
For a variety of illustrated types and a description on how these clasps were used, see: Read 1995, 178-9, refs. 1207-1220.
Read, B. 1995. History beneath our Feet. Anglia Publishing. Ipswich.
Class: Clasp
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
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1790
Date to: Circa AD 1930
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.1 mm
Width: 16.4 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 1.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th April 2015 - Tuesday 28th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-216
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 1995 | History Beneath our Feet (1995) | Ipswich | Anglia Publishing | 178-9 | 1207-1220 |
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