Please note that this guide has not been fundamentally changed from the original print version of the Finds Recording Guide (Geake 2001), written when the database contained just 8,800 non-numismatic records. Introduction Sword-belt fittings proliferated in the 16th and 17th centuries, and consist of plates with suspension loops (to be fitted onto the belt) and …more
Category: Clothing and Personal
Strap-Slides
Introduction Strap-slides are looped metal fittings that were set at right angles to a strap to hold down the free end. They often have apertures that are greater than double the strap thickness to allow objects mounted to straps such as bar mounts and strap-ends to pass through them; the arched top on certain medieval …more
Barred Mounts (2001 guide)
Please note that this guide has not been fundamentally changed from the original print version of the Finds Recording Guide (Geake 2001), written when the database contained just 8,800 non-numismatic records. Introduction In Egan and Pritchard (1991, 156-158; fig. 103) these are listed under strap-ends, and are called ‘shield-shaped sheet plates with bar-mounts etc at …more
Strap Clasps
Introduction Strap clasps are medieval strap fittings which fastened the ends of a strap often by a separate ‘rotating end’, rather than a pin as with a buckle. Clasps with such a separate rotating end, as well as the frame and plate, are known as three-part clasps. More rarely, frames have a solid end which, …more
Strap-Ends (2001 guide)
Please note that this guide has not been fundamentally changed from the original print version of the Finds Recording Guide (Geake 2001), written when the database contained just 8,800 non-numismatic records. Introduction Any fitting which is designed to finish a flat strip of leather or textile, however narrow, should be termed ‘strap end’. By implication, …more
Buckles
Introduction A buckle is used for fastening two straps together (or two ends of a single strap, such as a belt). It consists of a frame through which the strap passes, and a pin which is pushed through a hole in the strap. A buckle frame may be directly fixed to the strap, or the …more
Pins
Introduction Pins are long slender objects, normally tapering or pointed, with an expanded head at one end. They can be made from a variety of materials, most often metal or bone. They have multiple functions, including as dress fasteners, hair accessories and sewing tools. PAS object type(s) to be used There are a number of …more
