Record ID: WMID-792746
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable buckle fragment of Post Medieval date, c. AD 1550 - 1650. The object is only a fragment and consists of the centre part of the outer edge frame. It is pointed oval in cross section. It is decorated with a sub-triangular moulding, containing a raised lozenge shape and two annulets. Either side of this moulding is a raised collar. The reverse is undecorated.  The buckle is green / grey in colour with an even surface patina.  Measurements: length 16.4mm, width 6.6mm, thickness 3.9mm, weight 1.2 grams. The fragme…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1328C5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1250 - 1500. The buckle is D-shape in plan and single looped. It has a narrow and off-set axis bar and the outer surface has bevelled edges. The pin is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The reverse is flat and undecorated.  The buckle is dark green in colour and has an even surface patina.  Measurements: length 22mm, width 12.2mm, thickness 3.4mm, weight 1.5 grams Whitehead (2003: p.19, Nos. 53 & 54) states that cast copper alloy single looped D-shaped buckles with …
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-3C33EB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy buckle with plate, dating to c. AD 1250-1650. The inner edge of a cast single looped buckle frame with a narrowed and offset strap bar retained by a sub-triangular metal plate secured by folding around the strap bar. It has a slot at the centre where it folds over the strap bar, which would have once contained the missing pin. It has a green / brown coloured uneven surface patina. No decoration is present.  Length: 19.4mm, Width: 20.4mm, Thickness inc fold: 3.9mm, Thickness of plate: 1.3mm, Weight: 2.2 grams …
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D2B47D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1250 - 1500. The buckle is D-shape in plan and single looped. It has a narrow and off-set axis bar and the outer surface has bevelled edges. The pin is still in place and formed from one piece of copper alloy that ends at a pointed tip.The reverse is flat and undecorated.  The buckle is green in colour and has an uneven surface patina.  Measurements: length 23.2mm, width (inc pin) 20.1mm, thickness 1.8mm, weight 3.1 grams Whitehead (2003: p.19, Nos. 53 & 55) states that ca…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-BC6C90
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment probably from a copper alloy double loop buckle of post medieval date c. AD 1650-1720. The buckle fragment consists of only one side of the outer frame and a small piece of the central strap bar.  It is rectangular in cross-section and has no decoration present on either side.  The surface is light-green in colour with a worn surface patina.   The fragment measures 36mm in length, 15.2mm width and is 2.4mm thick. It weighs 3 grams. Whitehead (1996) suggests copper alloy sub-annular double loo…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-1622BB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper-alloy "cooking pot" loop-chape for a shoe buckle, dating to the Post-Medieval period (c.AD 1690-1720). The loop-chape is formed of trapeziodal loop with a single triangular internal spike on the outer edge. The frame has two drilled spindle terminals but does not have the spindle or tongue. The loop-chape has a green even surface patina. The chape measures measures 26.6mm in length, 23.7mm width and is 3mm thick. It weighs 3.2 grams. Whitehead (1996) dates buckles with these chapes to AD 1690-1720, see p…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-15E66A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy double loop buckle of post medieval date c. AD 1550-1650. The buckle frame is sub-rectangular in plan and has rounded edges. It has a recessed strap bar at the mid point and has the intact pin still in place. The pin is formed from one piece of copper and curls over the strap bar to form a thin triangular shaped pin. At either end of the buckle frame is a moulded sub-triangular projection which is decorated with two incised lines.  The reverse of the frame is concave and undecorated. The exterior surface is mid-green in colou…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-0456FB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy sub-triangular buckle frame of Medieval date, circa AD 1250 - 1400. The buckle is sub-triangular in plan and has a single D-shaped loop. It has a narrow and off-set axis bar. There are sub rectangular mouldings at the end of each side of the strap bar as it joins the frame. The pin is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The opposing outer edge to the strap bar is expanded into a sub-triangular shape with a small, pointed knop at each corner of the terminal. It is decorated with a rectangular notch pin rest. The fie…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-723791
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval sub-annular buckle dating circaAD 1650-1720. The double looped buckle is sub-annular in shape, decorated with multiple trasnverse grooves on the surface of the frame. The central strap bar is missing and the hole for this is visible on either side of the bar. The buckle is smooth, with an even black surface patina on the front, but an uneven surface patina on the bacl. It is similar to no. 280 in Whitehead (2003, p. 48). Measurements: Length: 29.9mm Width: 26.6mm Thickness: 4.6mm Weight: 2.2g
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-720C3E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval spectacle buckle dating circaAD 1400-1600. The double looped buckle has oval-shaped loops, decorated with multiple oblique incised lines running over the front of the frame. A section of one of the loops is missing. The buckle is worn, with a rough and uneven surface patina. It is similar to no. 287 in Whitehead (2003, p. 52). Whitehead notes that buckles of these type are extremely common and found in contexts spanning the whole of the mid-14th to late-17th centuries. However, buckles decoratied with this distinctive pattern can be dated…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2024
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