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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: SOM-18EF58
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post medieval copper alloy strap fitting, probably from a sword belt, dating to the 17th century.
The hanger's main body is an ovoid plate with a flat reverse and slighlty convex front surface. At the top of this plate there is a trefoil knop. On the opposite end to this is a collared hook, which curves backwards to a rounded point. The plate has a hole in the centre of the upper part and the remains of a rivet project from the reverse in the centre of the hanger just above the hook. A futher rivot project from the reverse of the trefoil knop.
The front of the plate is decorated with an engraved vine and foliate pattern but the back is plain.
The piece has a green patina. The mount measures 65.05mm in length, 28.68mm in width, 3.75mm in thickness and weighs 19.56g.
Read (2008:222) no. 800 shows a similar example which he dates to the 17th century. LVPL-3F4348 on the database is also very similar.
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: 65.05 mm
Width: 28.68 mm
Thickness: 3.75 mm
Weight: 19.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 20th November 2018 - Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 018347
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Teignbridge (District)
To be known as: Kenn CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | 222 | 800 |
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