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BUCKLE

Unique ID: WMID-7DDA69

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete copper alloy double-loop buckle dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1660-1720). The buckle is sub-oval in plan with oblong grooved knops on the outer frame at either end. The bar is slightly off-set and has iron staining from the now missing pin. The frame is decorated with a series of moulded transverse lines and grooves.The reverse of the buckle is flat and undecorated with some scratches from filing. The buckle has a slight curve for affixing to a shoe or use a a knee buckle.

A similar example can be seen in Whitehead (1996: 100) no. 632, though this example is missing the oblong knops on the outer edges of the frame.

The overall dimensions are as follows: 16.42mm in length, 25.34mm in width, 4.15mm in thickness and 3.48g in weight.

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 1660
Date to: Circa AD 1720

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 16.42 mm
Width: 25.34 mm
Thickness: 4.15 mm
Weight: 3.48 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Linear
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Montford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ4315
Four figure Latitude: 52.72962182
Four figure longitude: -2.84550509
1:25K map: SJ4315
1:10K map: SJ41NW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Whitehead, R.	2003	Buckles 1250-1800	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	p. 100	no. 632

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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