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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-8FAD58
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy sword-belt toggle clasp (c. 1500-c. 1700).
Toggle clasps have two sections which lock together, one with an eye and the other with a toggle-bar; this artefact is the section with an eye. The eye is a rectangular open slot with a circular attachment loop on one side. The short ends of the slot are stepped forward and have traces of moulded 'rope work' decoration.
This object is largely light green and corroded with patches of a shiny darker green patina. The old break is abraded.
Length: 22.0mm; width: 20.9mm; thickness: 5.0mm. Weight: 3.98g.
A similar object has been published and classified as an Early post-medieval toggle-clasp, Type 6 (Read 2008: 210, ref: 762).
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 20.9 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight: 3.98 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th September 2017 - Sunday 24th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-8-57
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: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 210 | 762 |
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