Record ID: PUBLIC-6E101F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy pin from a (probably) medieval buckle. The pin is oval in cross section with a partial loop at the attachment end and tapering to a blunted point at the other. It is bent halfway along its length, probably in antiquity as there is thinning at the apex of the bend and the mid green patina is continuous. The loop is shouldered where it joins the shaft, and is opened where it curves back onto the shaft. Its original length would have been c41mm and it is probably originally from an annular buckle, of medieval date (c1200 - 1500 AD), but it is possible that it could have orig…
Created on: Saturday 10th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6A1A97
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval cast copper alloy rectangular buckle dating to c.1600-1700. With just a portion of one loop remaining, the frame is rectangular in form with a deep D-shaped cross section being rounded on the top and flat on the bottom. A central moulded lobed protrusion forms a pin rest on the outer edge of the loop. The reverse is plain and flat. Would probably have once been a double looped buckle as illustrated in : Buckles 1250-1800, Page 79, No 486. Height 13.3mm, width 23.5mm, thickness 3.3mm and weight 3.6g.
Created on: Saturday 10th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.