https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-59209.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:33:09 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite three-piece strap-end comprising sheet front and back plates and a cast forked spacer. The attachment edge is straight and square, and the spacer has a single-collared, acorn-shaped terminal knop. There are two visible rivet holes with surviving copper-alloy rivets, one at the attachment end for retaining the strap, and one immediately above the knop for securing the front and back plates. There is possibly a second strap-retaining rivet closer to the attachment edge, but not discernible on the images. The front plate is decorated with a border of punch-marks; the back plate is plain.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-59113.html Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:41:23 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite tongue-shaped strap-end comprising (forked? - see below) sheet spacer and sheet front and back plates, both of which are undecorated. The attachment edge is slightly convex and a little uneven, and the outer edge is rounded with a pointed terminal. There appears to be a single copper-alloy rivet at the attachment end for securing the strap. The plates and spacer are soldered together without a rivet to reinforce the joint. (This is more usual when the spacer is of the forked type, due to the limitations imposed by its shape. The majority of strap-ends with full-width spacers have an additional rivet joining the three plates.) See UKDFD 59007 for a similar example.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-fitting-59076.html Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:41:14 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A small scallop-shaped strap-end fitting. The fitting consists of a sheet-metal plate with a rectangular bar mount of D-shaped cross-section riveted to the square end with two rivets. Interestingly, the bar mount is centrally recessed on the inboard side, the reason for which is uncertain. The grooves of the scaallop-shell are represented by incised radial lines and there is a third (but vacant) rivet hole at the scalloped end of the plate. The fitting is a variant of the more usual shield-shaped type (e.g. see UKDFD 45610 and UKDFD 58416). The way in which these fittings were used is uncertain. A possible use as a fastener, in conjunction with a folding strap clasp, is suggested on page 116 of MoL Dress Accessories, but UKDFD 56337, where the shield-shaped plate is riveted to a separate copper-alloy plate, raises doubts about this suggestion. The fitting may simply be a decorative strap terminal. The otherwise similar shield-shaped fittings illustrated in MoL ’Dress Accessories’ (see References below) were recovered from ceramic phase 11 (1350-1400).
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-59052.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:34:23 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		One plate only of a composite tongue-shaped strap-end. The attachment end of the plate is  concave and has a grooved circular aperture between two rivet holes, both of which retain copper-alloy rivets for securing the strap. The other end of the plate is square with large chamfers to the corners, but it is possibly incomplete. The front of the plate is inscribed 'hI' in Lombardic style letters on a hatched background, but the inscription is also possibly incomplete. The back of the plate is scored and retains traces of solder. See also reverse of UKDFD 20403.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-59007.html Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:23:25 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite tongue-shaped strap-end comprising (forked? see below) sheet spacer and sheet front and back plates, both which are undecorated. The attachment edge is concave and the outer edge is rounded with a pointed terminal. There is a single rivet at the centre of the attachment end for securing the strap. The plates and spacer are soldered together without a rivet to reinforce the joint. (This is more usual when the spacer is of the forked type, due to the limitations imposed by its shape. The majority of strap-ends with full-width spacers have an additional rivet joining the three plates.) See UKDFD 59005 for a similar example, but with two rivets.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-59005.html Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:04:37 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite tongue-shaped strap-end comprising (forked? see below) sheet spacer and sheet front and back plates, both of which are undecorated. The attachment edge is slightly concave and the outer edge is biconcave with a pointed terminal. There are two rivet holes at the attachment end for securing the strap, both of which retain copper-alloy rivets. The plates and spacer are soldered together without a rivet to reinforce the joint. This is more usual when the spacer is of the forked type, due to limitations imposed by its shape. The majority of strap-ends with full-width spacers have an additional rivet joining the three plates.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-58691.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:13:38 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		An incomplete tongue-shaped copper-alloy strap-end with a trefoil (or lis-shaped) terminal knop. The strap-end is of double-sheet construction, riveted (and possibly soldered) at the terminal end, and with a second rivet at the centre of the attachment end to secure the strap. The front is decorated with an incised zigzag saltire and possibly other linear markings. Only approximately one half of the undecorated  back plate survives, and the trefoil terminal is damaged. For a complete example of closely similar type, see UKDFD 53362.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-58666.html Sat, 28 Jun 2025 15:24:59 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite tongue-shaped strap-end, comprising forked sheet spacer and plain sheet front and back plates. The attachment edge is scalloped with a U-shaped central aperture and a groove on the front plate. The distal edge is angled with a central point. There are two rivets at the attachment end for securing the strap, but the plates and spacer relied on a soldered joint only. The joint is now broken and the spacer is loose (see Image 3). One fork of the spacer is now incomplete.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-58637.html Mon, 26 May 2025 15:16:04 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A composite three-piece strap-end comprising sheet front and back plates and a cast forked spacer. The attachment edge is straight and square, and the spacer has a single-collared, square-section terminal knop. There are two rivet holes with surviving copper-alloy rivets, one at the attachment end for the strap, and one immediately above the knop for securing the front and back plates. One of the plates, most likely the front plate, has indistinct tool marks, possibly the remains of decoration or an inscription. It is also shorter than the other plate, having possibly lost a short length at the attachment end.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/strap-ends/strap-end-58480.html Sun, 02 Mar 2025 15:06:26 GMT Strap-ends  

Description:		A plain trapezoidal strap-end made from a single piece of copper-alloy sheeting folded widthways. The wider folded end of the trapezoidal shape forms the base or outer edge of the strap-end, and the narrower open end would have housed the strap. A single copper-alloy rivet to secure the strap is located at the attachment end.
Category:		Medieval, Strap-ends
Category:		Strap-ends

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