Record ID: SWYOR-E6984C
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy object, probably a Post Medieval book clasp dating from AD 1600 - 1800. It is sub-rectangular, with a wide blunt hook, or an incomplete hinge loop at one end. The sides are a complex scalloped shape. The other end is straight but is probably a break. There are traces of elief decoration on the front, and the reverse is plain. Measurements are; length 15.8mm, width 15.4mm, thickness 1.4mm and weight 0.80g. Compare HAMP-4EF407.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-8E3E8E
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy artefact, possibly a book clasp, or double hooked mount or fitting dating from AD 1500 - 1700.  It is in the form of a rectangular strip of copper alloy of thickness 1.3mm, with a narrow, recurving, sharp pointed hook at each end. There are two types of decoration on one face; the other face is plain. One form decoration consists of four rouletted, squre or sub-square panels, each containing a rouletted cross saltire. The second type of decoration is in the form of four curls of metal at each end of the rectangle, two on each side.The curls are forme…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A286F3
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval to Post medieval book clasp of Howsam type A.3 dating from AD 1400 - 1600. The object is a plate of sheet metal, flared at one end and with a wide blunt hook at the other. There are two surviving copper alloy rivets, one at the flared end and one nearer the hook end. The backplate is missing. The front is decorated with two holes surrounded by concentric circles at the flared end. The rest of the plate is decorated with stamped scallop shell motifs. Measurements are; length 77.1mm, width 30.4mm, thickness 4.5mm and weight 13.60g. See https://finds.org.…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A22D10
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval probably book clasp dating from AD 1350 - 1500. It is an object that is cast in one piece and is quite thick. Most of the terminal is missing, leaving the stub of the front plate and the complete back plate, with two copper alloy rivets at the attachment end. The front is decorated with short longitudinal lines at the start of the main body. Measurements are; length 29.3mm, width 13.8mm, thickness 6.4mm and weight 5.89g. Compare BERK-ED9750 which is a near complete example, and see https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/bo…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B64E49
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval book clasp of the pierced and hinged type (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from around AD 1300 - 1450. It has a folded rectangular plate which is hinged round a bar on a rounded element. There is a circular piercing in the centre of the domed and rounded element. This would have fitted over a peg on the cover of the book. A zoomorphic pierced terminal projects from the end opposite the bar. The circular hole is at right angles to the plane of the rest of the book clasp. The rounded element is smooth and undecorated. The plate is inco…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F30E74
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, possibly a book fitting or a toggle fastener, probably of Medieval to Post medieval date, AD 1100 - 1700. The object is a thick, solid, square plate with a circular hole through it. Projecting from one side is a short shank terminating in a transverse T shaped bar or toggle. One face of the plate is decorated with an incised line border, with an additional line across the short end, and futher lines across the two corners at the same end. The object is 23.7mm long, 16.1mm wide, 5.4mm thick and weighs 8.81g. The thickness of the plate and the circlar hole&nb…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B17891
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, hinged book clasp dating from the Medieval or early post-Medieval period, about AD 1400 - 1600. It is the catch from a hook and eye type fastening, of Howsam type A.6.2. The fitting is a sheet of copper alloy which is sub-rectangular. One end has two rectangular extensions (but one is missing) which are rolled underneath to form lugs that support a bar of circular section (also missing) round which the hook would attach. At the other end, the plate flares slightly, and has a pointed end. There are two circular rivet holes, one near each end. There…
Created on: Tuesday 27th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-ADC265
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, probably incomplete, probable book clasp dating from AD 1400 - 1600. It is a rectangular plate, possibly broken at one end, with a broken projecting tab at the other end which is probably the remains of a wide blunt hook. The front is decorated with a cluster of three concentric rings around a central recessed dot. Two circular rivet holes interrupt this design and may be a later addition, after the rest of the fitting broken away. The long edges appear to be original. On the plain reverse, are longitudinal shallow ripples - perhaps resulting from the method of man…
Created on: Sunday 10th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-D36849
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hinge with a fleur di lys terminal which is probably a Post Medieval book clasp dating from AD 1500 - 1600. The object is a flat plate of silver, 1.5mm thick. At one end are two projecting integral tubes which hold a silver bar at each end, creating a hinged fitting. The plate is decorated with three transverse ridges before the hinge. The plate is broadly sub-rectangular, tapering away from the hinge. The sides have deep C shaped recesses in the middle, leaving an outward curving scroll shape at each end. At the narrower end, the plate has an integral onion shaped knop, that…
Created on: Thursday 11th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-77D6A5
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval book clasp of the pierced and hinged type (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450. It has a folded tapering rectangular plate which is hinged round a bar on a rounded element. There is a circular piercing in the centre of the rounded element. This would have fitted over a peg on the cover of the book. A round pierced terminal projects from the end opposite the bar. The circular hole is at right angles to the plane of the rest of the book clasp. The clasp appears to be undecorated, as does the plate, which has a single rivet at the attachment end. The cla…
Created on: Sunday 19th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-D52015
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval to Modern silver corner mount from a thin item such as a wallet or book cover. The mount is L shaped with a curved external corner, and a more shallowly curved internal corner. The ends of the L are curved on the internal perimeter so the ends taper to a point. The mount is U shaped in cross-section, but the back plate is much smaller than the front, being only a few millimetres wide. There is a small circular attachment hole near each end (less than 1 mm diameter). The mount is marked with hallmarks and a maker's mark stamp. The maker's mark is "HR" in uppercase serif…
Created on: Tuesday 12th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-ECF507
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper alloy hinged plate-and-loop type book clasp (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from the late 14th or early 15th century. The object has a folded tapering rectangular plate which is folded around a bar, which also articulates with the remains of the main part of the book clasp. There is a small fragment of one loop from the clasp remaining articulating with one side of the bar. The majority of the clasp element is lost to antiquity leading to speculation as to the design of the loop. The sheet plate has two copper alloy rivets in situ at the open end, posit…
Created on: Saturday 8th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-03481F
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver book clasp of Howsham type A.9.1. dating from about 1390 - 1500. The clasp is in three sections, a trapezoidal box attachment end, a domed central body and a moulded attachment loop which appears to be zoomorphic. The clasp is cast in one apart from a sheet backplate extending over the full length of the clasp. The hollow attachment end is incomplete. The moulded upper piece has a waist between the attachment box and the circular body. There is a circular peg hole of about 4mm diameter in the backplate behind the domed circular area. At the closed end there i…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-F09DD9
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy artefact, possibly part of a book clasp of Medieval or Post-Medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1800. It is in the form of a narrow, sub-rectangular strip of sheet copper alloy, broken at one end and tapering to a rolled end (suggested to be an overly bent hook) at the other end. There is no decoration. One long edge may be broken. It is possibly of Howsham type A.3 or A.5 or a later example of unclassified book fitting. The artefact has a smooth, dark green patina. It is 47.1mm long, 9.6mm wide and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 3.7g. Compare https://finds.org.uk/countie…
Created on: Monday 29th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-1DB946
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, hinged book clasp dating from the Medieval or early post-Medieval period, about AD 1400 - 1600. It is the catch or eye from a hook and eye type fastening, of Howsam type A.6.2. The fitting is a sheet of copper alloy which is sub-rectangular. One end has two rectangular extensions which are rolled underneath to form lugs that support a bar of circular section round which the hook would attach. At the other end, the plate flares. It has a bifurcated projection from each corner of the flared end, and two lobes projecting from the straight edge between them. There are two …
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-28A3F1
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, Medieval to Post-medieval book clasp dating from about AD 1400 - 1600. The remaining portion consists of a narrow, rectangular strip of sheet copper alloy, flared at one end and with a curved, blunt hook in the centre of the other end. Two rectangular lobes project sideways from the main body, one on each side, immediately adjacent to the hook and there is another pair of narrower lobes next to the flared end. The flared end is damaged, some of the metal having broken away, but the remains of a small, circular perforation for a fastening rivet can still be…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-620EB1
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval object, possibly a book fitting dating from AD 1200 - 1500. The object is a rectangular plate, almost square, which has a large and worn loop, in the same plane as the plate, projecting from one end. At the other end, two lugs project, one at each side, perforated to support an axis bar which is now missing. This bar could have been half of a hinged fitting, or could have been for suspension, as in a chatelaine. The metal is dark green and there are possible traces of a surface coating such as gilding on both faces. It is 28mm long, 15.1mm wide and 4.5mm thick.…
Created on: Sunday 29th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-8C6EC5
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver mount, strap fitting or book clasp of Medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1450. It is perhaps most likely to be a book clasp of Howsam type A.7. It is rectangular and has two plates, both the same size, held together by two silver rivets with domed heads, one at each end, both on the centre line. There is also a larger circular aperture in the centre of the plates. The mount is 26.9mm long, 11.7mm wide and 4.2mm thick. 3.13g. It can be compared to number 1060 on page 197 of Egan and Pritchard (1991) Dress Accessories which is the same size and which was found in a context of…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-EB6B43
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval hinged fitting, probably a book clasp dating from about AD 1200 - 1500. The fitting is sub-rectangular and is composite, being formed of a combined front plate and back plate and a spacer. At one end, the plate is square and hinged. The front plate curves round the end of the object to also form the back plate. There is a slot at the hinged end, so a separate element can form the centre of the hinge, from the missing other part. The plates are rolled round the end of the spacer which presumably has a slot in it. The main body of the fitting is sub-rectang…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 7th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-2DF84B
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval book clasp of the zoomorphic, pierced and hinged type (Howsam type A.1.1) dating from AD 1350 - 1450. The book fitting is cast with an oval or rounded area with a zoomorphic projection from one side and the bar projecting from the other. An attachment plate would have hinged on the bar, but is missing. There is a circular piercing in the centre of the rounded element. The hole would have fitted over a peg on the cover of the book. The zoomorphic part has a pierced terminal with another circular hole at right angles to the plane of the rest of the book clasp …
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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