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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WMID-6CCE14
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval asymmetrical mount with integral lugs, dating to the 17th century.
The mount is formed from a flat piece of copper alloy and can be described as cordate in plan. The main body has tapered sides with a vertical indentation at the upper edge of the mount and a rounded terminal with a transverse collar at the opposing end. There are two integrally-cast lugs for attachment at the reverse face of the mount. These are formed from a stem that is broad at the plate and then tapers to a rounded point. Both lugs have been bent. The mount has a mid-green coloured well developed patina across all surfaces.
Read (2001) illustrates a number of similar mounts all dating to the 17thcentury (page 37, most notably No.324). They were used to decorate leather belts, straps or harnesses. Many similar mounts have been recorded on the database (HAMP-0C35E3) discovered in Hampshire and (CORN-CAE6C1) discovered in Cornwall are both of the same form.
The mount measures 22.67 mm long, 10.64 mm wide, 3.1 mm thick and 4.43 mm thick (including the lugs) and weighs 2.5 grams.
Read, B., (2001)Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United KingdomLangport, Portcullis Publishing.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.67 mm
Width: 10.64 mm
Thickness: 3.1 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd November 2016 - Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Sheriffhales (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ7512
Four figure Latitude: 52.70508621
Four figure longitude: -2.37143151
1:25K map: SJ7512
1:10K map: SJ71SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2001 | Metal artefacts of antiquity: A catalogue of small finds from specific areas of the United Kingdom | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 37 | 324 |
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