Strap ends with fragments
with acorn terminuses

Strap end
with acorn and textile fragment
SEWF04

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material: Copper alloy, textile
Size: 35mm x 7mm
Weight: 2.11 grams

Notes: Acorn terminus. Textile belt fragment remains. 3 piece construction with two plates riveted to the terminus. 2 rivets remain. The projecting terminal end of the spacer is decorated with a flattened pointed oval and a small projecting collar at its base, near to the curved ends of the attached plates.

At the open flat end, a fragment of buff coloured textile is still held in place.

Similar to: PAS SUSS-CFC0B8.
Similar to: Item 676, Billingsgate Lorry Park. MoL, Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard.

Strap end
with fragment
SEWF18

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: Middleham, Yorkshire
Material: copper alloy, leather
Size: 28mm x 10mm
Weight: 2.48 grams

Notes: Copper alloy strapend with leather intact. 2 rivets remain. 3 piece construction with central spacer. The projecting terminal end of the spacer is decorated with a flattened pointed oval and a small projecting collar at its base, near to the curved ends of the attached plates.

From old private collection. Detectorist find from Middleham, Yorkshire. artefact L71h. Item Y0265QT

Similar to London strap ends dating from 1270-1450.

Similar to: PAS SUSS-CFC0B8.
Similar to: Item 676 Billingsgate Lorry Park. MoL Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard.

Strap end
with acorn terminus and leather fragment
SEWF05

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: England
Material: Copper alloy, leather
Size: 40mm x 10mm
Weight: 3.64 grams

Notes: Acorn terminus. 3 piece construction with two plates riveted to the terminus. 2 rivets remain. The projecting terminal end of the spacer is decorated with a flattened pointed oval and a small projecting collar at its base, near to the curved ends of the attached plates.

Large leather strap fragment survives.

Similar to: PAS SUSS-CFC0B8.
Similar to: Item 676 Billingsgate Lorry Park. MoL Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard.

Strap ends with fragments
with small shaped terminuses

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF21

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th century
Area of Origin: England
Material: Copper alloy, textile
Size: 47mm x 20mm
Weight: 11.78 grams

Notes: Strap end is complete and undamaged. The plates are undecorated and have two piercings for rivets which remain.

The plates terminate in a small diamond shaped point at one end and have a concave appeture with a circular cut out which has a horizonal cut a few millimetres long. The cut appears a deliberate design feature and not damage.

There is an amount of textile fragment present.

Similar to: Museum of London Dress Accessories, Pritchard & Egan, Item 664, Billingate Lorry Park.

Strap end
with leather fragment
SEWF13

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: UK
Material: Copper alloy, leather
Size: 22mm x 15mm
Weight: 5.48 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central forked spacer terminating in a pointed knop. The strap end is completely undecorated. The back plate is damaged. There are 2 piercings and the 2 rivets remain.

Leather fragment survives.

Similar to: Item 660, Billingsgate Lorry Park, MoL Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard.

Strap end
with leather fragment
SEWF12

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: England
Material: Copper alloy, leather
Size: 30mm x 15mm
Weight: 4.43 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with forked spacer and round knop. The front plate is undamaged and complete with two piercings for rivets. The back plate is partially complete with two piercings for rivets, showing the ends of the forked spacer inside. Two rivets remain.

Probable leather fragment survives

Similar to: Item 660, Billingsgate Lorry Park, MoL Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF11

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 28mm x 13mm
Weight: 2.81 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central forked spacer terminating in a pointed knop. The strap end is completely undecorated although the attachment edge is W shaped. There are 2 piercings on each plate and the 2 rivets remain.

Leather or textile fragment survives.

Strap end
with textile fragment
SEWF22

Object: Strapend
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: Cumbria, England
Material: Copper alloy/bronze
Size: 24mm x 12mm
Weight: 3.33 grams

Notes: Both plates and forked spacer are present. Each plate has two piercings for rivets which remain in situ. Both plates and forked spacer terminate in a small rounded point. Both plates terminate with a flat end where the girdle joins the plate. Both plates are in poor condition with much of the original surface missing. A textile fragment remains, held in place with the lower rivet.

Similar to: Museum of London, Egan & Pritchard, Dress Accessories, Item No 701.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF19

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. Early 14th century
Area of Origin: Durham, UK.
Material: Copper alloy, leather
Size: 40.5mm
Weight: 6.98 grams

Notes: The plate is undecorated with a small point ot the very end of the plate. The plate is made from folded construction. No rivets are visible but due to the low quality of the plate, may be in situ and be revealed on further inspection.

Leather belt fragment remains running the entire length and width of the strap end.

Similar to: Museum of London Dress Accessories, Pritchard & Egan, Item 692. Billingsgate Lorry Park. Watching brief.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF20

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. Early 14th century
Area of Origin: England
Material: Copper alloy, textile
Size: 20mm x 9mm
Weight: 1.49 grams

Notes: The front and back plates each have two piercings for rivets, one which is larger than the other. Both rivets are present. The plates are plain and undecorated with a small nub at the end of the plate.

Textile fragment remains.

Similar to: Museum of London Dress Accessories, Pritchard & Egan, Item 692. Billingsgate Lorry Park. Watching brief.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF07

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Weight: 4.04 grams
Size: 31mm x 13mm

Notes: 2 piece construction with no central spacer terminating in a pointed knop. The strap end is completely undecorated. There are 2 piercings and the 2 rivets remain.

Belt fragment survives, possibly textile.

Similar to: Museum of London Dress Accessories, Pritchard & Egan, Item 692. Billingsgate Lorry Park. Watching brief.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF08

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. circa 1350-1400
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 30mm x 7mm
Weight: 1.85 grams

Notes: 2 piece plate construction with no spacer. Plate tapers towards the tip and terminated in a V shape.2 piercings on the top plate and 1 on the bottom plate. 2 rivets remain.

Belt fragment, possible textile, remains around the lower rivet.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF09

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. c 14th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 54mm x 12mm
Weight: 8.2 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central spacer occupying the entire width. 4 piercings both top and bottom Rivets intact. 2 rows of zig zag etching flanked by grooved lines.

Large belt fragment, possibly leather, survives.

Strap end
with textile fragment
SEWF10

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 25mm x 7mm
Weight: 1.36 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central spacer tapering to a pointed terminus. 1 piercing with rivet intact. There are no markings or design on either piece.

Textile strap fragment survives.

Similar to: Museum of London Dress Accessories, Pritchard & Egan, Item 692. Billingsgate Lorry Park. Watching brief.

Strap ends with fragments
with fancy terminuses

Strap end
with box chape lyre shaped
with amor text
SEWF15

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: Thames, Oxford. England
Material: Pewter? Silver?
Size: 73mm x 25mm
Weight: 16.71 grams

Notes: A large openwork lyre-shaped buckle, decorated on one side only. The end has an integral plate decorated with the gothic letters "amor". The frame is decorated with a pair of grooves, with cast scrolls alongside.

Small fragment of belt remains.

Strap end
with quatrefoil openwork
SEWF01

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th-15th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 45mm length
Weight: 3.10 grams

Notes: Strap end with quatrefoil decoration openwork and rectangular openwork. Trefoil terminus.

Large fragment of leather from belt remains intact.

Strap end
with fragment
SEWF17

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 13th-14th century
Area of Origin:
Material:
Size: 72mm
Weight: 22.56 grams

Notes: Almost rectangular strap end with two curved apetures and small verticle section on the end. Etched chevrons flank a central line with every fourth one being shaded with wriggle work.

The black plate is plain and undecorated.

Small fragment of leather around the two rivets.

Strap end
with textile fragment
SEWF14

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 50mm x 10mm
Weight: 6.58 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central spacer. Decorated knop terminating in a circular know and point. 2 piercings on both plates, with both rivets remaining.

A small textile fragment remains around the lower rivet.

Strap ends with fragments
without shaped terminuses

Strap end
with woven textile fragment
SEWF06

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th century
Country of Origin: England
Material:
Size: 32mm x 15mm
Weight: 5.31 grams

Notes: 2 piece construction with no spacer. 5 piercings on both top and bottom plates with 4 rivets remaining. The attchment has a concave shape. Top plate has vertical groove at the central piercing.

Extremely fragile woven textile fragment survives, possibly silk.

Similar to: Item 664, Billingsgate Lorry Park, MoL Dress Accessories. Egan & Pritchard with the addition of extra piercings and rivets.

Strap end
with belt fragment
SEWF03

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: UK
Material: Copper alloy, ?silk ?wool
Size: 24mm x 16mm
Weight: 2.41 grams

Notes: Rectangular two piece construction. Textile belt fragment survives. Strap end has a singular piercing with the rivet intact.

Belt fragment is textile and remains unidentified at this stage but will undergo further testing. It is likely to be wool, as I would expect a higher quality strap fitting for use with a silk tablet-woven belt.

Strap end
with chevrons and belt fragment
SEWF02

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 25mm x 10mm
Weight: 2.69 grams

Notes: Belt fragment survives. Strap end has a singular piercing with the rivet intact. A series of crudely etched chevrons are on the front face.

Belt fragment is present.

Strap end
with curved apeture
SEWF16

Object: Strap end
Culture: Medieval. 14th century
Area of Origin: UK
Material:
Size: 30mm x 9mm
Weight: 4.04 grams

Notes: 3 piece construction with central spacer and concave apeture. 1 piercing and 1 rivet remains. Plate is undecorated.

Similar to: Item 659. Museum of London, Dress Accessories, Egan & Pritchard.