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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-5B9433
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy strap fitting (c. 1500-c. 1700).
This is a toggle clasp of Read Type 3. The fitting has a flat back and front with bevelled sides and a thickened lobed knop at one end. The knop would have had a domed top but a portion has broken off. Above the knop is a horizontal ridge and groove. Above the groove is a constriction then a ring with a large circular central hole. Beyond the ring the sides are parallel and at the attachment end there is a central copper-alloy rivet.
Length: 27.7mm; width: 9.9mm; thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 1.88g.
These toggle clasps are thought to be from 16th/17th century sword-belts and hangers (Read 2008: 209, ref: 757).
Compare with HAMP-A37358.
Read, B. 2008. Hooked Clasps and Eyes. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Class: Sword-belt fitting
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.7 mm
Width: 9.9 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.88 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 11th August 2015 - Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2015-5-106
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. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 209 | 757 |
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