Record ID: IOW-02065A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval copper-alloy openwork buckle (c. 1720-c. 1790). This fragment is one corner of the frame. It is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. The corner has a pair of conjoined ear-like features flanked by circular openings. Traces of a white metal coating can be seen in the crevices at the front. Length: 19.7mm; width: 15.0mm; thickness: 3.1mm. Weight: 2.77g. For openwork buckles, see Whitehead 2003: 107. Whitehead, R .2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Created on: Monday 4th May 2020
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-AFC32E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of a post-Medieval copper-alloy buckle (c. 1720-c. 1790). This openwork fragment is from the centre of one of the sides and incorporates a hole for a separate spindle. At the front, above the hole, are two opposed shell-like motifs. This buckle is greenish brown and was white metal coated. Length: 21.5mm; width: 9.9mm; thickness: 4.0mm. Weight: 2.55g. For openwork buckles of this date see Whitehead 2003: 107. Whitehead, R. 1996. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Created on: Thursday 30th April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-567A68
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy shoe buckle frame (c. 1720-c. 1790). This openwork frame is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. The openings are sub-circular as well as elongated sub-rectangular. At the centre of the surviving outside edge there is a rosette motif which is flanked by grooves in low relief (It can be assumed that there would have been a similar motif on the missing outside edge). Other decoration on the upper surface is unclear. Two holes on the underside accommodated a separate spindle to secure the missing pin and bar (chape). Each hole is surrou…
Created on: Sunday 26th April 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-BBB60D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle frame (c. 1350-c. 1650). The pin is missing. The frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. Each loop is ‘D’-shaped in plan and similar in size. The loops are angled upwards from the bar. One is at about 10° and the other at about 20°. At the front, one outside edge has three grooves as decoration. The transverse central groove is flanked on each side by a similar groove at an oblique angle. The other outside edge may have had the same design prior to corrosion. The central narrowed bar …
Created on: Friday 13th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-0E9A70
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double looped asymmetrical buckle (c. 1575 - c. 1700). The pin is missing. The frame is asymmetrical in plan, convex at the front and flat at the rear. The upper face is bevelled internally and externally. One loop is rectangular and the other is 'D'-shaped. The outside edge of the rectangular loop has transverse grooves on the upper face. At each outer corner of the 'D'-shaped loop there is a knop. The bar is triangular in cross-section and has a small knop at each end. This buckle frame is drab green and brown with traces of a …
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-D69728
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (1550-1650). One loop is missing. The surviving frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. The narrowed bar is roughly oval in cross-section. At the centre of the outside edge there is moulded knop decorated at the front with a multifoil. There is a similar knop at each end of the bar. The tapering copper-alloy pin is ‘D’-shaped in cross-section, flat on the underside and has an open loop. This buckle is corroded and the breaks are old. It has patches of a green patina and traces of black …
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-C2CEFD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1550-c. 1650). One half of the frame and the pin are missing. The loop is oval and the front is convex and bevelled internally. The rear is flat. The outside edge has a central ornate moulding with two ridges forming a pin-rest which is flanked by a roundel at either side. The bar is triangular in cross-section and has a deposit of iron mid-way along its length. This buckle frame has a dull green patina with traces of a white metal coating at the front and rear. Length: 21.0mm; width: 22.2mm; thickne…
Created on: Thursday 6th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: IOW-CEDF83
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval lead alloy (pewter?) buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720). The pin, spindle and chape/plate are missing. The frame is sub-rectangular in plan with rounded corners. At the centre, the sides have drilled holes to accommodate a spindle, parts of which survive in the drilled holes. The spindle was possibly made of iron, although it is difficult to be certain (there is no iron staining). Centrally positioned on the front, at each outside edge there is a pair of transverse ridges that form pin rests. The top and bottom edges are concave. At each side, either side of th…
Created on: Friday 20th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7D27D6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval lead-tin alloy (pewter) buckle (c. 1660-c. 1720). The spindle, chape and pin are missing. The frame is oval in plan with multiple grooves at the front. The rear is flat and bevelled internally. The top and bottom edges are swollen at the centre where there are pyramidal knops. The knops are drilled to accommodate an iron spindle. The remains of the spindle can be seen within the drilled holes. Length: 27.8mm; width: 23.0mm; thickness: 4.4mm. Weight: 5.61g. A similar buckle with multiple grooves has been published and dated c. 1660-1720 (Whitehea…
Created on: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 4th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-53C4E9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to post-Medieval decorative buckle (c. 1450-c. 1600). The pin is missing. This double-looped buckle has concave sides with an acorn knop at each corner. At the front, one outside edge has a transverse notch serving as a pin-rest. The frame, but not the bar, has inscribed herring bone decoration. The rear of the frame is plain and bevelled internally. The rear of the bar is also bevelled. This frame is green with traces of gilding at the front and rear. Length: 62.0mm; width: 72.2mm; thickness: 3.8mm; thickness including acorns: 6.2mm. Weight: 32.78g.…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-E730E0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650). Most of one loop is missing due to breaks. This frame is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. The loop is sub-circular in plan and is bevelled internally at the front. The outside edge has a knop in the style of a shell. There is a protrusion at each outer corner. The bar is triangular in cross-section and has a small knop at each end. The tapering copper-alloy pin is flat and has an open loop. The buckle is drab green. Frame: length: 25.0mm; width: 20.2mm; thickness: 3.0mm. Pin: leng…
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D71AE4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy plate/chape from a spur buckle (c. 1500-c. 1700). This plate is widest at the inner end where there is a cylindrical housing for an iron spindle, parts of which remain within. The plate tapers to a pair of hemispherical knops, one to each side. These knops form a juncture between the flat plate and hook. The hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat on the inner face. The plate is drab green with patches of a darker green patina and off-white deposits. Length: 27.5mm; width: 14.8mm; thickness of cylinder: 3.6mm; thickness including hook: 9.4…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th November 2020
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Record ID: IOW-C0665E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy asymmetrical double-loop buckle (c. 1575-c. 1700). This buckle frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. One loop is sub-rectangular and the other is 'D'-shaped with a pointed outside edge. The upper face of each loop is bevelled internally. The bar is sub-triangular in cross-section and has a minor projection at each end. An iron pin is corroded and fused to the bar. This buckle is dull green. Length: 20.0mm; width: 14.8mm; thickness: 2.0mm; thickness including pin: 5.1mm. Weight: 1.80g. A similar buckle has been…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C2CB39
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-loop buckle (c. 1720-c. 1790). The pin, chape/plate and spindle are missing. The frame is rectangular in plan and each outside edge is serrated. In side view it is curved. The upper face has a groove close to the edge. At the top and bottom edge, between a pair of knops, the frame has been drilled to accommodate a separate iron spindle. A small portion of corroded iron spindle survives in each hole. The rear face is bevelled internally. This buckle frame has a drab green patina. Length: 29.0mm; width: 22.0mm; thickness: 4.3mm…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 2nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-02EB9B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy buckle, possibly for a boot or garter (c. 1720-c. 1790). The drilled frame is square in plan with rounded corners and is rectangular in cross-section. It has a separate iron spindle that is enclosed by a copper-alloy tube with integral double-spiked tongues. This buckle has a shiny green patina in places with a deposit of iron inside one of the loops. There is no indication of any surface treatment and the tip of one spike is missing. Length: 17.0mm; width: 16.4mm; thickness at spindle: 3.6mm. Weight: 1.58g. Similar buckles have bee…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Last updated: Friday 25th October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9ABEAC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped annular buckle (c. 1700-c. 1950). The pin is missing. The buckle frame is oval in plan and the loops are 'D'-shaped and of equal size. The frame is oval in cross-section. The recessed strap bar is located centrally and is sub-square in cross-section. The buckle is coarse and drab orange and the surface detail has been lost. Length: 36.3mm; width: 30.5mm; thickness: 2.6mm; thickness including bar: 5.0mm. Weight: 5.64g.
Created on: Friday 18th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-F97A0A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650). The frame is convex at the front and concave at the rear. Each loop is oval in plan and similar in size. On the upper face there are pin rests at both outside edges. One is more distinct than the other. The narrowed central bar is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear, and has a tiny projection at each end. The copper-alloy pin is rectangular in cross-section and has an open loop. The frame is drab green with flecks of a dark green patina. Frame: length: 23.6mm; width: 18.6mm; thickn…
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-2668EC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible post-Medieval copper-alloy possible double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650). One loop is missing due to a break at a weak point where there are two casting voids. The surviving part of the frame is roughly 'D'-shaped in plan and the loop is oval. The outside edge is pointed. This object is dull green with flecks of black lacquer. Length: 25.0mm; width: 22.7mm; thickness: 7.2mm. Weight: 11.75g. The object has been classified as a buckle. However, it appears to be much thicker than the examples published by Whitehead. Compare with Whitehead 2003: 56,…
Created on: Monday 30th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-163627
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1500-c. 1650). The pin is missing. The frame is moulded at the front, flat at the rear and both loops are similar in size and shape. Both outside edges have a rosette at the centre. The narrowed bar is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. There is a small knop at each end of the bar. This buckle frame is drab green with some black lacquer on both faces. Length: 42.7mm; width: 24.3mm; thickness: 2.7mm. Weight: 5.72g. Similar buckles have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. …
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th September 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A68C16
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy ?double-looped buckle (c. 1550-c. 1650). The frame was possibly double-looped. However, it could be a single-loop frame. The narrowed pin bar is circular in cross-section and protrudes beyond the frame at both ends to form pointed knops. The upper face of the outer edge of the frame has grooves forming foliate decoration ('vine scroll'). The tapering copper-alloy pin is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat on the underside. This buckle is green with patches of a darker green patina. Frame: length: 24.0mm; width: 25.2mm; thickness: 3.6mm. …
Created on: Saturday 31st August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 31st August 2019
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