Record ID: YORYM-69D193
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy lace tag or chape of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1450 - 1700. The object comprises a single sheet of copper-alloy which has been rolled into a conical tube, with an overlapping seam. The wide end is open and the narrow end tapers to a rounded terminal. The metal has a mid-green patina and survives in fair condition. The object is 54mm long, 11.9mm wide, 0.6mm thick and weighs 3.3g. Lace tags are also known as lace chapes, or pointes, and were used on the end of leather or textile laces. The tapering section of the object suggests a function such as that of a la…
Created on: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-025DDD
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy object, possibly a lace chape or needle holder, of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The object comprises a single sheet of copper-alloy which has been rolled into conical tube, with an overlapping seam. The wide end is open and the narrow end tapers squared off terminal. The metal has a mid-green patina and survives in fair condition. The object is 84.8mm long, 16mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 13.1g. The tapering section of the object suggests a function such as that of a lace chape or tag, similar to BERK-3EFAC3 which cites parallels in Egan and…
Created on: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-5DEAC6
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy lace chape or tag dating to the medieval period (AD 1200 - AD 1500). The chape consists of a copper alloy sheet, which has been bent into a rectangular sectioned tube with a straight, edge-to-edge seam. The tube tapers in size from a wide to narrow end. The metal is worn and mid green in colour. The chape is 63.4 mm long, 5.3 mm wide, and 4.1 mm thick. It weighs 2.9 g. Chapes or tags were put on the ends of laces of leather or textile to protect the ends and facilitate threading them through eyelets in a garment (Egan and Pritchard 2002, 281). According to Egan an…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-8F79AA
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy lace chape of medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned metal which has been rolled to form a tapering tube with overlapping seam, open at the wider end and closed at the pointed end. The chape is undecorated with no visible attachment holes. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The chape is 39.1mm long, 10mm in diameter at the top tapering to 4.3mm at the base, 0.8mm thick and weighs 5.9g. According to Egan and Pritchard (2002, p.282), the length of the object (over 40mm) means that its function is uncertain, …
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-8F5791
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy lace chape of medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned metal which has been rolled to form a tapering tube with overlapping seam, open at the wider end and closed at the pointed end, though the tip is now broken. The chape is undecorated with one attachment hole at the open end. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The chape is 30mm long, 7.5mm in diameter at the top tapering to 3.4mm at the base, 0.7mm thick and weighs 1.9g. According to Egan and Pritchard (2002, p.282), the length of the object (over 40mm) m…
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2015
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Record ID: YORYM-128E1A
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy lace chape of medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned copper alloy rolled to form a tapering tube with overlapping seam, open at the wider end and closed at the pointed end. The chape is undecorated and no attachment holes are present though the open end has been compressed obscuring some detail. The metal has a mid blackish-brown patina and is worn. The chape is 33.3mm long, 10.7mm in widest diameter and weighs 2.4g.
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-6C7A07
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy lace chape of medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned copper alloy rolled to form a tapering tube with overlapping seam, open at the wider end and closed at the pointed end. The chape is undecorated and no attachment holes are present. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The chape is 60.5mm long, 9.5mm in diameter at the top tapering to 0.7mm at the base, 0.9mm thick and weighs 5.9g.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-22BC92
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable lace chape of early post-medieval date. The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned copper alloy rolled to form a tapering tube, open at the wider end and broken at the narrow end. The larger open end is decorated with a double collar of raised circumferential ridges. No attachment holes remain. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The chape is 100.2mm long, 13.2mm in diameter at the top, 7.9mm in diameter at the base and weighs 30.4g.
Created on: Monday 20th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Welton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-F3C2A2
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy ferrule of some sort, possibly a Medieval lace chape. It is linear, with the upper end being broken and the bottom end having a globular terminal. One side of the object is open, and it is hollow inside. It has a light green patina.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-0ACD96
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy lace chape formed from a rolled cylinder of sheet metal. The joint is visible. There is a rivet hole through the sheet. The pointed terminal of the roll has been cut off. Inside the cylinder are the remains of either wood or leather. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour.
Created on: Friday 15th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-819DE5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy lace chape or strap fitting, dating to medieval period. The object has been formed from a tapering flared plate, which has been split. The strap would have fitted into the split. There is a rivet in the open end. The opposite terminal is formed from a rounded knop. The metal is pitted and it is a mid greyish-green colour.
Created on: Monday 10th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FA2457
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hollow cast copper-alloy lace chape or strap fitting, dating to post-medieval period. The object has been formed from a tapering cylinder, there is no joint in the cylinder. The object has a wide open end, it is filled with iron. The object then tapers to the terminal which has a rounded, pierced loop.
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pocklington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-14EE16
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hollow copper alloy lace chape, strap fitting or possible ferrule from the end of a wooden brush or pen, dating to the 14th to 16th Century. The chape has been formed from a rolled, cylinder of sheet copper alloy, there is no joint in the cylinder. The chape has a wide open end, in which wood still remains. The chape then tapers to the terminal which has a flattened end. There are two punched holes in the sides of the chape.
Created on: Friday 7th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.