POST MEDIEVAL BUCKLE

1500

A fragment of Post Medieval copper alloy buckle, dating to the 16th century. Only part of the frame remains, which is pointed on the outside and curved on the inside, suggesting it is part of a D-shaped buckle. There is a linear engraving running through the centre of the outside face. The reverse is undecorated and both sides are flat.No parallels can be found for this design, though similar examples can be seen in Egan and Pritchard (1991, no. 283), Egan (2005, no.88) and Margeson (1993, nos. 131 and 143). Most of these examples have a notch for the pin, though this example does not.Dimensions: length: 33.65 mm; width: 10.51 mm; thickness: 1.64 mm; weight: 2.53g.References: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, LondonMargeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58.