Record ID: WMAS-C4A2B4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is an incomplete suspension loop, probably dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval period or fifteenth to seventeenth curies AD. The object is made of cast copper alloy. In plan the object comprises of a single sub-U-shaped piece of copper. Although the side arms of the object taper inwards towards one another, they are not joined together making the loop incomplete. The main body of the object is D-shaped in cross-section (with a flat inner face and a rounded outer face). As one moves downwards from the apex of the loop to the ends of the side arms, the loop becomes…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMAS-4E3786
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is a fragment of a possible cast copper alloy strap fitting. In plan the object is sub-rectangular with one edge obliquely angled while in profile it is flat. In the centre of the object are two rivet holes, located parallel to one another. The rivet holes are sub-circular and are approximately 2.4mm in diameter. The remains of two rivets probably made of iron, are still visible in the holes. The rest of the object is missing. The object is matt reddish brown in colour, heavily abraded and in a poor condition. It is 18.0mm wide, 16.3mm long and weighs 0.4…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: WMAS-791CE0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is a probable strap slide of medieval date or mid 14th to 15th century. It is made of cast copper alloy. In plan the object is sub-rectangular with a central integral external rivet. In cross-section the slide frame is sub-rectangular and the rivet is sub-circular. As an example Egan (Egan, G and Pritchard, F. 1991 Medieval Finds From Excavations in London: 3. Dress Accessories c.1150 - c.1450, HMSO, London, Fig.147, no. 1236) illustrates a strap slide that is similar to, but smaller than the recorded object. According to Egan strap slides (or loops) were used to hold dow…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: WMAS-3B7F30
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is a strap fitting which Geake (Geake, H. 2001 Finds Recording Guide, Version 1.1; August 2001) attributes to the early post-medieval, or early 15th to 17th century. Geake suggests that early post-medieval mounts were either used on human dress or horse-harnesses. The object is cast copper alloy. In plan the object is sub-circular and plain, except for traces of a possible flange. In section the object is domed, with a hollow reverse. On the reverse, on opposite sides there are two integral spikes, which are bent towards each other. The object has a pa…
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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