SWYOR-A35CEF: A Post-Medieval hat or shoe buckle

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-A35CEF

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy buckle dating from about AD 1660 - 1720. The frame is sub-rectangular in plan with convex end and biconcave sides. It is decorated with scrolls on the sides and transverse grooves on the ends. It is drilled for a separate iron spindle which is missing along with the plate. Compare examples on page 99 - 101 of Whitehead's Buckles. The buckle is 23.4mm long, 17.6mm wide, 3.3mm thick and 2.41g.

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: 23.4 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 2.41 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st March 2015 - Sunday 29th March 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2552

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
District: Sheffield (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Woodhouse (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4284
Four figure Latitude: 53.3512268
Four figure longitude: -1.37051099
1:25K map: SK4284
1:10K map: SK48SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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