Record ID: SWYOR-1986DC
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap slide (strap fitting) which is medieval in date, about AD 1200 - 1400. It is a stirrup shaped loop with a collared knop at the rounded end. There is an integral external rivet projecting from the bar. The frame is trapezoidal in cross-section and file marks are visible. The frame is 26.3mm long, 16.3mm wide and 3.4mm thick. 2.32g. It is believed that these loops were used to hold down the loose end of a belt. This one is in good condition and has a dark grey patina. Similar examples, though not one with a knop, can be seen in "Dress Accessories" by Egan and Pri…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Last updated: Saturday 23rd November 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-83FA65
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval strap fitting; the hook piece from a sword belt fitting dating from AD 1500 - 1700. The plate is sub-triangular in basic outline, with a wide three lobed terminal at one end, and a narrower lobe at each shoulder at the other end. Projecting from between the narrower lobes is the broken stub of the missing forward curving hook. The plate is pierced by two iron rivets, of which only traces now survive. One is positioned in the middle of each plate terminal. The front of the plate is decorated with a foliate design covering the plate. The sword belt fitting has a gr…
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F8C6C
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper alloy strap slide dating from about AD 1250 - 1400. It consists of a D-shaped frame, bevelled on the curved edge, and an integral external rivet in the centre of the straight edge. The strap loop is undecorated. It has a dark grey patina. See Egan and Pritchard Dress Accessories, page 163, plate 106 and compare SWYOR-52C067 and NLM-15C692. The strap fitting is 14.2mm wide, 14.6mm long and 2.5mm thick. 1.13g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-D7BF04
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy snake or dragon form strap fitting or fastener of post-medieval to modern date. The artefact is 'S-shaped'. The terminals take the form of the neck and head of dragon like animal with clear ears, eyes, an upturned snout and open jaw. The neck is thin, of pointed-oval section and forms a broad curve. At the centre of the object, dividing the two animals, is a convex moulding with a series of radiating ridges, similar to an acanthus button on a Roman trumpet brooch. The central disc has four projection points moulded in the round. An area of scales or pine cone like …
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6919B2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large cast copper-alloy strap slide. The frame is rectangular with a moulded knop at each upper corner. There is a half-rounded moulded reel on the outer edge in the centre. The frame has rounded ends and two short internal projections. Cf. Egan & Pritchard, 2002, Dress Accessories, p.234 and fig.149 and LIN-D63002. Similar strap loops date from 1150 - 1400 AD.
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-F1F1F6
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy belt mount, probably dating from the Medieval period. It is rectangular in shape with material surviving in place between the riveted copper pieces. The mount is formed of two sheets of copper alloy sheet, sandwiching the cloth, with a rivet in each corner. The 4 rivets are still in place. There is a larger circular hole in the centre, through both plates. The mount has a length of 35.10mm, width 15.76mm, thickness 4.27mm, weight 7.24g. For a similar example see number 1060 on page 197 of Egan and Pritchard's Dress Accessories. The cloth seems to be made of two material…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.