Record ID: DEV-5F7A18
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle probably of post-medieval date. The buckle was formed of a pair of oval loops; one has been lost to an old break at the junction of frame and pin bar. The extant loop has an effectively flat reverse, with possible central concavity from the casting process. The front is bevelled both externally and internally, the latter more steeply. There are hints of very small protrusions at each end of the pin bar. A thick sheet copper-alloy pin is still attached.  Measurements: 15 mm in length, 22 mm in width and 2.35 …
Created on: Monday 6th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th May 2023
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Record ID: DEV-C25ABD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper-alloy post-medieval asymmetrical buckle dating to c. 1575-1700, incomplete insofar as it is missing its pin. One loop is broadly rectangular and the other loop is D-shaped. The inside of the D-shape loop has a pointed protrusion which could be where the pin rested. The pin bar is notably narrow, though the frame overall has suffered from corrosion, depriving us of much of the original surface and thus any decoration. The reverse of the buckle is flat. Measurements: 38.5 mm in length, up to 26.5 mm in width and 3.78 g in weight. See W…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th March 2023
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Record ID: DEV-BA6838
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame dating to the post-medieval period (c. 16th century), incomplete insofar as it is missing its pin. The frame is formed of a pair of shallow oval loops either aide of a narrowed bar which has low, moulded knops either end. The outer edge is enlarged to accommodate a moulded rosette, with defined petals. The front of the frame is bevelled both externally and internally, and the reverse is flat forming a broadly trapezoidal cross-section. As well as the pin being absent, in profile, one of the buckle's …
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
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Record ID: DEV-BA383C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame dating to the post-medieval period (c. AD 1525-1600), incomplete insofar as it is missing its pin. The frame is formed of two oval loops with lobed knops at two symmetrical points on each outer edge. The central pin bar has a knop on each end. The frame is undecorated with broadly trapezoidal cross-section formed of external and internal bevelling on the front and a flat reverse. Patches of a dark, possibly lacquer, coating have been retained on the surface. Measurements: 33 mm in length, 20 mm&nbs…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axmouth CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-57EEDF
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly bent cast copper-alloy post-medieval double-looped buckle dating to c. AD 1550-1650 - incomplete, but only insofar as it is missing its pin. The frame comprises of two broadly D-shaped loops divided by a central bar; the former are plano-convex in cross section, with a sub-triangular sectioned bar. A trilobed flange, each lobe defined by engraved grooves, extends from outer edge of either frame, with a further pair flanking the bar. Measurements: 46.5 mm in length, 29 mm in width and 2 mm in thickness of the frame. The weight is 6.74 g. This buckl…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2022
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Record ID: PAS-B9B3A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double-looped oval buckle frame of post-medieval date (c. 1550-1650), of which only around one half of the frame (loop) and bar survives, with the pin also missing. The frame has a moulded pin rest formed of a low double transverse central ridge, flanked by grooves, and lobed knop at either end of the bar. The bar is slightly narrowed. The frame has a D-shaped cross-section with the reverse being flat. The object has a pitted olive green surface. Dimensions are: Length 24.9 mm, Width 27.9 mm, Thickness 3.6 mm, Weight 5.75 g See Whitehead (2003…
Created on: Friday 13th March 2020
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cheddar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-8CD8BD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-looped buckle of post-medieval date, complete with pin. It measures 28.8mm by 23.4mm by 3.3mm and weighs 6.63g. The loops are oval and are bevelled externally on the upper surface; the lower surface is flat with some steep internal bevelling. At both ends of the pin bar is a thin moulded knop. The pin bar is recessed. Around it a pin of thick sheet folded construction survives in place. The buckle is of a dull red-brown colour. The loops have been angled upwards, possibly through use rather than damage. For comparable buckles see Whitehead (1996, 54); they are co…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8CB5E6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval double-looped buckle frame of asymmetrical form. One loop is trapezoidal while the other is D-shaped. The former has a central pin rest and rebated outer edge. The D-shaped loop is similarly rebated on its outer edge and features a central rounded protrusion internally. Overall the front of the frame is bevelled shallowly from the internal edge to the external. The pin is missing; traces of ferrous corrosion product towards the centre of the pin bar suggest that it would have been made of iron. The buckle is angled in profile, probably from use rather than…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8C4347
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval or post-medieval cast copper-alloy double-looped buckle incomplete in so far as it is missing its pin. The frame is formed of two conjoined ovals such that the sides incurve. The frame is shallowly bevelled externally on the upper surface; it is otherwise flat, as is the lower surface. The pin bar has a trapezoidal cross-section and is recessed slightly on the front. The buckle frame has a mid-grey/green patina and is covered in file marks on the front. Length: 22.4mm, Width: 18.8mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight 3.32g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8C3555
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy shoe or knee buckle with separate pin and stud chape, the latter broken through its loop. The frame of the buckle is symmetrical, comprising two D-shaped loops that form a continuous oval frame. These have shallow curved internal expansions along each short edge. At the centre of each of long side the frame is thickened, visible on the reverse as a discrete area, and drilled for a separate iron spindle/axis; traces of corrosion product are visible. A separate chape is also retained attached by the axis bar, which sits within a cylindrical sleeve at the cha…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8C2B96
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy post-medieval double-looped buckle frame, missing most of one of its loops as well as its pin. The pin bar extends beyond the sides in thin lobes, with recesses to each side which emphasise them. The reverse and upper surfaces are flat, and the frame bevelled internally and externally on the upper surface, giving it a semicircular cross-section. On the front of the outer edge of the extant loop is a centrally located eight petalled rosette. The buckle has a dark-green patina. Length: 25.9mm; Width: 28.4mm; Thickness: 2.1mm; Weight: 3.13g Suc…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Record ID: PAS-8BD48D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy post-medieval double-looped buckle dating to the period c. 1550-1650. The buckle is D-shaped in form, having lost a loop, and in cross-section. It has a circular knop at the centre of the outer edge of the surviving loop, possibly with small decorative radial moulded ridges, now unclear. The pin bar has a small, pointed moulded knop at either end. The pin consists of a separate copper-alloy thick sheet which has been bent around the pin bar. This has corroded to a light-green colour, compared to the dark-brown of the frame, and may represent a repair; the lo…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8B5946
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy single-looped sub-rectangular buckle of post-medieval date. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed on all sides; the frame protrudes slightly beyond the strap bar at either end. These protrusions are also expanded and are developed, thickening to rounded ends. The bar is circular in cross-section. From the pin bar (W.: 23.0mm) the buckle narrows to a slight waist (W.: 21.8mm) before expanding slightly towards the outer edge. The curved outer edge is externally bevelled and travels down to a rebate groove, beyond which is a large ovoid knop, itself also rebated external…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-753EC8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy shoe or knee buckle with separate pin, now broken, and stud chape, broken at its end. The frame of the buckle is symmetrical, comprising two D-shaped loops that form a continuous oval frame. The frame has shallow rounded expansions into the loops at the cardinal points.At the centre of each of these on the longer side the frame is drilled for a separate iron spindle/axis; traces of corrosion product are visible. A separate chape is also retained attached by the axis bar, which sits within a cylindrical sleeve at the chape's inner end. From this the sides o…
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-5EE984
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy rectangular double-looped buckle frame. The frame is rectangular and continuous; the two loops are created due to the pin bar which is narrowed. On the front its edges are bevelled both internally and externally. The pin bar is thus trapezoidal in cross-section; the pin is missing. The frame has been twisted after deposition with one corner of one loop bent upwards and the other corner of the same loop downwards. A similar buckle, slightly larger, can be found illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 74; no. 458) where a late 16th- to 17th-century date is sugges…
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-3C2F41
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval to post-medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame incomplete only in so far as it is missing its pin. It is formed of two conjoined oval loops. The loops are bevelled externally on the upper surface, bevelling echoed internally on the reverse. The central bar pin bar is narrowed and triangular in cross-section which is 2.4mm thick. The outer edges of the loops have 'cusped' (or 'serrated') outer edges. Each loop has four filed grooves at the centre of moulded bifid knops, giving the outer edge of the loop its cusped appearance; the gaps between the central knops act …
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Sunday 22nd February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-3BD0B6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken and incomplete post-medieval trapezoidal double-looped buckle frame. Just over half the frame remains with one loop lost to old breaks. The remaining loop is trapezoidal with a triangular outer edge which widens to a central point. It is bevelled externally on the front; the reverse is flat. The strap bar is of trapezoidal cross-section and has a rounded protruding knop at each end. The pin is missing. The buckle is 23.7mm long, 21.3mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.77g. The loop has been bent upwards, though whether this is through use or due to post-depositional damage i…
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-25A7E9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy double-looped asymmetrical buckle frame, undamaged, though the pin is missing. One loop is rectangular, the other D shaped. The frame has bevelled outside edge on the front. The reverse is flat with quite a rough finish. The pin bar is narrowed. The buckle is plain other than a surface coating of tin. One of the loops has been bent upwards, though it is uncertain whether this was through use or post-depositional damage. The object is 25.9mm long, 18.5mm wide, 2.0mm thick and weighs 2.31g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 90; no. 562)…
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-CC4F70
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and bent asymmetrical double-looped buckle frame of post-medieval date. This example is incomplete in so far as it is missing its pin. One loop of the buckle is D-shaped, the other is sub-rectangular. The former features a centrally protruding moulded knop on its outer edge. The lower surface of the buckle is flat and undecorated. By contrast, the upper surface features moulded decoration, now indistinct due to the corrosion product. This latter is an off-white colour, over a metal that is dark grey. The artefact is significantly bent in profile with the D-shaped loop twist…
Created on: Saturday 31st January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-2F0FEC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-looped trapezoidal buckle dating from the post-medieval period. The buckle is symmetrical with two trapezoidal sides converging inwards towards the centre. The central axis bar has a protruding knop at both ends. The frame is sharply bevelled on the top side with downward-sloping outer faces. The underside if flat and plain. The pin is missing. These buckles date from c.1570-1750. A similar example can be found illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 81; no. 505). This object measures 24.9mm by 26.2mm by 3.3mm and weighs 5.26g. It is curved in profile, though whether …
Created on: Sunday 11th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 19th February 2015
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