Record ID: HESH-6978A1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double looped buckle of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1550 - 1650); the second loop has been lost. The buckle is broadly sub-rectangular and D-shaped in plan with a missing cast central bar to which a pin and strap plate would have been attached; both have been lost. There is a rounded protrusion on the exterior of the frame half-way around the curve of the D-shape; the knop has been badly worn but could originally have been an acorn. The object has heavy wear and is plain and undecorated. The reverses of the knop is concave. The object has been damaged in …
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: HESH-695B21
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy buckle with drilled frame of late post-medieval date (1690-1720). The buckle frame is complete and is broadly sub-rectangular in plan. In profile it is bowed / arched. The central bar is lost although originally it would have fitted through two drilled hole in the frame. It is likely to have been made of iron. The pin is also missing and there is no evidence of recessed pin rests on the frame. The frame of the buckle is plain with no decoration. The reverse of the buckle is plain and undecorated. The buckle is a dark grey green colour with a polished patina that cove…
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: HESH-69454F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double looped buckle of post-medieval date (1650-1720). The frame of the buckle is oval in plan and a missing cast central bar to which the pin (not present) would have fitted. On either edges of the frame are two recessed pin rests; these form part of a repeating pattern. This pattern is cast and consists of a repeating series of raised panels bordered by two cast recesses. The buckle is bowed and is a dark green grey colour with a broken and uneven patina that covers all surfaces. The buckle has a symmetrical profile. Similar examples to this buckle can be seen in …
Created on: Friday 16th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Record ID: HESH-D57BE5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy buckle 'locking buckle' of later medieval date (1350-1450). The frame of the buckle is sub-rectangular (rectangular with rounded corners) in plan, however the outer loop is mostly missing. The axis bar is cast from copper alloy and fits through two holes. The terminal of one side of the axis bar is irregular in shape likely extending to form an irregular loop or hook. The axis bar holds the pin (the end being missing) in place which is cast in one piece with a transverse hole through it. The pin itself is sub-triangular in shape and fits into a single V s…
Created on: Friday 9th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
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