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BUCKLE
Unique ID: IOW-97EC35
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy (pewter?) buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720).
The pin, spindle and chape are missing.
The frame of the buckle is slightly curved in side profile and is sub-rectangular in plan with rounded corners. At the centre, the sides have drilled holes to accommodate an iron spindle which only survives within the holes. Centrally positioned on the front, at each outer edge there is a pair of transverse ridges that flank a pin rest. At each side, either side of the drilled hole, there is a small ridge and these are flanked by scrolls. There is iron staining on the underside of one outer edge.
The buckle has a shiny brown patina with some iron staining at the rear.
Length: 32.4mm; width: 23.7mm; thickness: 4.4mm. Weight: 6.65g.
Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in Ross Whitehead's book 'Buckles 1250 - 1800', pages 98-100, specifically examples 618 and 622 (page 99). Whitehead suggests that these buckles date from the post medieval period (1660-1720) and were used as shoe or knee buckles.
Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Class: Composite
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 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32.4 mm
Width: 23.7 mm
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 6.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 28th February 2016 - Sunday 28th February 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-1-64
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead 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: 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 | 199 | 618; 622 |
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