Record ID: KENT-615D37
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval trapezoidal double loop cast high tin copper-alloy or pewter buckle with pointed ends dating to c. 1620-1680 (Whitehead 1996, 82). Each loop is trapzoidal in plan and divided by the strap bar either end of which is a pointed lobe. The frame is flat on both faces and the edges are bevelled externally on the upper face. Each end of the buckle is a wide flat poin, one end has an indentaiton from the prasure of the iron pin. The end with the pin indentaiton is slightly shorted than the other similar to no.513 presented by Whitehead (1996, 82) Both faces are plain…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
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Record ID: KENT-889868
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilt copper alloy circular decorated mount of roman date (c.AD43-410). The Mount is made of three parts the first, the front is slightly conical with a central hole for the second part an iron rivet or connecting rod which attaches the front plate to the third part a backing plate. An even gap between the front and back plate runs around the middle of the stud 1.58mm wide where the material mount was attatched to would have sat. The front plate is decorated with a radiating champlevé (integrally cast or engraved cells) enamel petal design, little of the enamel survives. Gilding is…
Created on: Friday 27th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-88E832
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post-medieval Dutch duit. Minted in Zeeland AD 1769. Coin is relatively worn but details is still discernable, Obverse crowned shield emblazoned with lion rampant emerging from the sea. Reverse shows horizontal inscriptionf ZEELANDIA over the date 1769 Measurements: 21.29mm in diameter, 1.27mm thick and 2.04g in weight.
Created on: Friday 27th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-05032F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle of Medieval date dating to 1350-1450 AD (Whitehead 1996, 87). The object is an asymmetrical double looped buckle with one sub-oval loop and a separate rectangular strap loop and pin bar. The pin is missing. The object has no obvious facing as both faces are slightly rounded. The object has a mid-green patina and file marks are visible on each face. Measurments: 18.62mm wide, 23.44mm high, 3.23mm thick and 2.54g in weight
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-055FAD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy double looped spectacle buckle of medieval to post medieval date, c. AD 1350 - 1650 (Whitehead 1996, 54). While the pin is present one of the loops has snapped offand is mostly missing except for a small seciton at the top end. The frame consists of one D-shaped loop and a pin bar with pin remaining. The outer edge of the frame is bevelled and th eback is flat. Measurments: 21.06mm wide, 24.47mm high, 2.73mm thick and 3.75g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-059EA1
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large plain copper-alloy stud of uncertain date. The stud is very large and has a wide flat head with very slightly sloping sides. The shank is wider by the head and gets narrower towards the pointed end which has now broken away. The use and date of this object is unclear but likely dates to either the roman or post-medieval period based on its even and well produced. Measurements: 22.27mm high, 16.44mm wide (head), 4.91mm (shank), thickness 3.26mm (head) and 8.45g in weight
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-169B6B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval to post-medieval, c.1350-1650 (Whitehead 1996, 44-45) double loop annular buckle. The buckle frame consists of a a D-shaped loop with clear brakes on the oppostide side of the strap bar indicating a second likely symetrical D-shape loop is now missing. The curved part of the frame is hemispherical in cross-section and was shaped by bevelling, while the strap bar is rectangular.in cross-section/. The object is light brown mottled by light green copper alloy patina. The lack of patina and corrosion may suggest the dating of this buckle is at the latter end of this…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-1AC971
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval or post-medieval incomplete small high tin copper alloy spectacle buckle. The buckle is incomplete, only the frame reamins as the the pin is missing. The buckle frame is made of two narrow D-shaped loops joined by the strap bar. The bars which make up the frame are hemispherical in cross section (round at the front and flat on the back), as is the strap bar if slightly thinner. The strap bar also has a slight notch for the buckle tongue on each side. The buckle frame is very slightly convexly bent. It is coloured a very dark grey with some scattered light green copper patin…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-1B78BC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy medieval single loop buckle with integral, forked spacers and buckle plate dating to c.1350-1450 (Whitehead 1996, 36). The frame is missing its composite buckle plate but its pin remains. The buckle frame is a narrow oval lipped on the outside edge for the tongue to rest in. The tongue is looped around a narrow bar between the the bulbous start of two prongs of an integrally cast forked spacer designed to connect the now missing buckleplate. The loop has a bevelled surface on the front of it and the loop is a very shallow hemisphere in cross-section. Th…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-1C0072
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and folded copper alloy jetton or token of uncertain type, dating between 1200-1699 The jetton has been heaivly worn and folded down the middle, with an extra fold on one of the sides of the token. A small crack is at the bottom of the jetton. The jetton is a light green all over indicative of copper alloy patination. The legend and device of the jetton are unclear due to wear, the internal face may have a crown in its central device. measurements: 25.03mm in diameter, 1.15mm thick and 2.10g in weight.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
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