Record ID: BH-0F8D91
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The fragment is rectangular in plan and possesses three evenly-spaced circular perforations to accommodate rivets. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a moulded circumferential rib. The underside is plain. At the end where the buckle frame would have been attached, there are two rectangular extensions flanking a semi-circular cut-out. It measures 39mm in length, 10mm in width and 1mm in thickness. For parallels, see examples from London, particularly No. 514 in Egan & Pritchard (1…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-FD37FB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely manufactured copper-alloy object, possibly a buckle plate dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The object comprises two flat rectangular sheets of copper-alloy. The sheets possess a circular cut out on their outer edge and two circular perforations, which contain large, circular-section rivets. The object measures 25mm in length, 26mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: BH-A546E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle frame is trapezoidal in plan and rectangular in section. It has a copper-alloy sheet roller wrapped around its outer edge. The frame measures 15mm in length, 14mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-7FA6EC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame and plate dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The plate comprises a rectangular sheet of copper-alloy which has been bent over at one end to secure the frame. Cream textile appears to be sandwiched between the two pieces of plate. At each end of the plate, there is a circular piercing. The one closest to the frame is empty; the other is filled with a circular-section copper-alloy rivet. The frame is rectangular in plan and section and is incomplete. The buckle measures 35mm in length, 15mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-56DD57
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the period AD 1250 to 1400. The buckle plate is flat and approximately rectangular in plan. It possesses two circular perforations, one of which is filled with a small, circular-section rivet. At one end, the plate extends to form two rectangular lugs flanking a central rectangular cut out, all that remains of the attachment mechanism for the buckle frame. The plate measures 33mm in length, 12mm in width and 1mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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Record ID: BH-56B1D3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the period AD 1250 to 1400. The buckle frame is oval in plan and has an ornate outer edge comprising two knops flanking a narrowed bar which would originally have accomodated a roller. The strap bar is narrowed and offset. The buckle frame measures 19mm in length, 24mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
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Record ID: BH-55EAB5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle dating to the fourteenth or fifteenth centuries AD. The fragment comprises a buckle frame which is D-shaped in plan and rectangular in section. It possesses an ornate outer edge with an oval grooved knop. The buckle frame measures 27mm in length, 21mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: BH-EBB297
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle frame is oval in plan and D-shaped in section. It possesses an ornate outer edge comprising two knops flanking a constriction, around which there is wrapped a copper-alloy sheet roller. The sheet roller is decorated with small stamped triangles. The bar is offset and narrowed. The buckle frame measures 19mm in length and 24mm in width. cf. Egan and Pritchard (1991) p. 73, no. 288 passim for parallels.
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: BH-2EBE24
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame with integral plate dating to the mid fourteenth to early fifteenth century AD. The buckle frame is oval in plan and D-shaped in section. The outer edge of the frame possesses a slight lip and there is a notch to accommodate the pin. The frame extends to the remains of an integral forked spacer, which is incomplete. The buckle measures 33mm in length, 28mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th April 2021
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Record ID: BH-8573B6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy gilded buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle frame is rectangular in plan and section. The outer edge of the buckle frame is circular in section around which is looped a copper-roller which is constructed from sheet metal. At the other end, the frame extends to a body which comprises two waisted ovals, which are hemispherical in section. The first oval possesses a circular perforation. Remants of gilding are visible around the piercing. The object measures 29mm in length, 12mm in width and a maximum of 4mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
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Record ID: BH-302748
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD (AD 1350 to 1450). The fragment comprises both the upper and part of the plate which is rectangular in plan and section. The upper surface of the plate is marginally knurled and areas of gilding are visible. It possesses three circular rivet holes, two of which still contain circular-section copper-alloy rivets. At one end, there extend two integral circular loops, one of which is broken and there is a slot for the pin. The underside of the plate is plain and tapers to a point which possesses a…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Record ID: BH-2F9F83
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries AD. The fragment comprises the upper part of the plate which is rectangular in plan and section. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a integrally cast motif of a ?lion or griffin passant regardant facing right. At one end, there are two semi-circular extensions, all that remains of the recess for the buckle frame and slot of the pin. At the other end, there are two circular rivet holes, situated at each corner of the plate. The underside of the plate is plain. It measures 29mm in length,…
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: BH-BAF09D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle plate and frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle plate is formed from a single sheet of copper-alloy and is flat and rectangular in form. In order to accommodate the pin and frame it narrows at one end and is folded over on itself. It is secured in place by two domed copper-alloy rivets threaded through two circular perforations, one in each corner of the plate closest to the buckle frame. A further circular perforation at the centre of the buckle plate is missing a rivet. Two further circular perforations are situated in the other co…
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
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Record ID: BH-16F626
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the period AD 1350 to 1450. The buckle frame is trapezoidal in form with bevelled outer edges and a narrowed pin bar, the terminals of which expand slightly beyond the buckle frame. The pin is missing. The upper surface of the buckle frame appears to be tinned. The buckle frame measures 16mm in length and 20mm in width and a thickness of 2mm.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th March 2017
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Record ID: BH-7020A6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The buckle frame is of single-looped oval type with a narrowed and offset strap bar and an ornate outer edge. The ornate outer edge comprises four moulded oval knops with a pronounced central groove which acts as a rest for the pin. The pin is missing. The buckle frame measures 18mm in length, 24mm in width and 2mm in thickness. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.22, no.97.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2017
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Record ID: BH-6DC20C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries AD. The buckle is of single loop type and is D-shaped with a narrowed and recessed bar. The pin which comprises a strip of tapering copper-alloy remains looped around the strap bar. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 17mm in length, 26mm in width, 3mm in thickness and weighs ??g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead (1996), p.19 and are dated to circa AD 1250 - 1500.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2017
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Record ID: BH-1F254D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper-alloy single loop buckle with integral oval frame and forked spacers dating to the period c.AD 1350 to 1450. The buckle has a single-looped oval frame with a projecting lip to the outer edge. From the opposite side of the loop an integral forked spacer extends, each arm flanking a narrowed pin bar, with a copper-alloy wire pin, looped around this pin bar. The arms of the forked spacers taper in width to a blunted point. The buckle measures 25mm in length, 19mm in width and weighs 2.72g.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Record ID: BH-DFB70D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy buckle plate and frame dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries AD. The buckle frame is D-shaped with an offset pin bar. The pin is missing. The flat, rectangular plate is in situ and comprises a sheet of copper-alloy which has been wrapped around the pin bar, and secured with a small circular-section rivet. There is a small, rectangular cut-out in the plate to accommodate the pin and two further circular perforations, which would have aided attachment to a belt. The buckle frame measures 12mm in length and 22mm in width. The plate measures 22m in length and 20mm i…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Record ID: BH-C8CEA6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a buckle frame dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The fragment comprises the knopped terminal and a small portion of the D-shaped frame. The frame is rectangular in section. The fragment measures 22mm in length, 17mm in width and 3mm in thickness. For a parallel, see Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 94, no. 421.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
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Record ID: BH-745497
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
The pin from an incomplete gilded copper-alloy disc-on-pin buckle frame dating to the twelfth to fourteenth century AD. The pin comprises a rectangular-section ring from which there extends a hooked extension at one end and a tapering lug at the other. The upper surface of the ring is decorated with punched circles and remnants of gilding are visible. The hooked extension is cast in the form of a swan's head, with its beak clearly rendered as moulded decoration. The tapering lug has been bent back on itself. This pin can be classified as Redmayne's Type D (Redmayne 2014, p. 5) in hi…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2017
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