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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-DF3468
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped shoe or knee buckle (c. 1690-c. 1720).
The pin, chape and spindle are missing.
This buckle frame is rectangular in plan, convex at the front and rear. In side profile each end curves downwards from the centre. At the centre there are drilled holes for a separate iron spindle, fragments of which survive in each hole. At the front it has a grooved border. Each outer edge is similar and is scalloped/cusped.
This frame has a shiny silvery green patina.
Length: 44.2mm; width: 30.4mm; thickness at centre: 4.6mm. Weight: 12.08g.
Compare with a similar published buckle (Whitehead 2003: 101, ref: 644).
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: 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: 44.2 mm
Width: 30.4 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 12.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th August 2015 - Sunday 9th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-2-348
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
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: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead, R. | 2003 | Buckles 1250-1800 | Chelmsford | Greenlight Publishing | 101 | 644 |
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