https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/belt-clasps-hooks-and-miscellaneous-items/s-shaped-belt-hook-59435.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:36:34 GMT Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items  

Description:		A fully three-dimensional S-shaped belt-hook cast in the form of two swan-like heads conjoined at the base of the necks. The 'joint' has a decorative elliptical moulding on each side and a transverse band of ribbing across the centre.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items
Category:		Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buttons-and-cuff-links/plain-buttons/button-59430.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:31:43 GMT Plain buttons  

Description:		A cast one-piece copper-alloy button with integral as-cast shank; circular; solid; convex front; flat back; undecorated apart from a central pellet; short stem and circular-section loop.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buttons and cuff-links, Plain buttons
Category:		Plain buttons

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/lead-handles-for-tobacco-jar-lids-etc-/vessel-handle-59431.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:36:34 GMT Lead handles (for tobacco-jar lids, etc.)  

Description:		A cast lead vessel handle, moulded in the form of an eight-petalled flower with a boss at the centre. Although usually identified as handles from tobacco-jar lids - and some were certainly used in this way (see ref. below) - a number have been found with fragments of tin-plate/sheet-steel attached (or with iron corrosion products on the base). This is inconsistent with use on a tobacco jar, as these were invariably made of lead. It seems likely, therefore, that the handles were produced as stock items, which were fitted to the lids of a number of different types of domestic vessel.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Lead handles (for tobacco-jar lids, etc.)
Category:		Lead handles (for tobacco-jar lids, etc.)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/clasps/clog-clasps/clog-clasp-59416.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:53:38 GMT Clog clasps  

Description:		The female element of a stamped sheet-metal clog clasp. It is sub-rectangular, with three rectangular slots for adjusting clasp tension. The front has decoration consisting of stamped curlicues. The anchor lug is intact.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Clasps, Clog clasps
Category:		Clog clasps

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/mounts/sword-belt-and-scabbard-fittings/sword-belt-fitting-59417.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:57:28 GMT Sword-belt and scabbard fittings  

Description:		A post-medieval sword-belt fitting: the looped element of a two-part clasp. The fitting comprises an openwork plate with cordate terminal and centre, and a sub-rectangular loop for connection to a separate corresponding fitting. There are possible traces of tinning or silvering to the surface. Complete clasps of this type consist of one hooked and one looped element. For an example of a hooked element, see UKDFD 22266 and UKDFD 39147
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Mounts, Sword-belt and scabbard fittings
Category:		Sword-belt and scabbard fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/knives-and-knife-end-stops/folding-knife-scale-59406.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:41:51 GMT Knives and knife end-stops  

Description:		A copper-alloy handle scale from a folding knife, possibly a pruning knife.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Knives and knife end-stops
Category:		Knives and knife end-stops

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/jewellery-and-dress-accessories/brooches/sentimental-hair-brooch-59383.html Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:47:55 GMT Brooches  

Description:		A copper-alloy sentimental hair brooch from the Late Georgian - Victorian period. It has an oval die-formed frame with two concentric rows of integral collets, which probably held paste seed pearls; the centre of the brooch may have held human hair artfully arranged under glass. The hinge and C clasp on the back of the brooch survive; the pin is missing. The brooch appears to have been in a fire, which has melted and fused the delicate components. A hair brooch could be a sentimental keepsake or a memorial to a loved one. Image 3 shows an undamaged brooch of generally similar type of the late 18th -19th century.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Jewellery and dress accessories, Brooches
Category:		Brooches

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/harness-and-saddle-fittings/swinger-from-fly-terret-14847.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Harness and saddle fittings  

Description:		A crescent-shaped swinger from a fly terret. Fly terrets were one of a range of ornamental brasses worn by draught horses, and were fitted to the top of the headband.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Harness and saddle fittings
Category:		Harness and saddle fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/harness-and-saddle-fittings/swinger-from-fly-terret-29331.html Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Harness and saddle fittings  

Description:		A heart-shaped swinger from a fly terret. It is of openwork design with a knotted rope motif occupying the upper part and a heart-shaped cut-out at the base. Fly terrets were one of a range of ornamental brasses worn by draught horses, and were fitted to the top of the headband.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Harness and saddle fittings
Category:		Harness and saddle fittings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/harness-and-saddle-fittings/swinger-from-fly-terret-37684.html Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Harness and saddle fittings  

Description:		A brass swinger from a fly terret. It is of openwork design and cast in the form of a sexfoil within an engrailed ring. Fly terrets were one of a range of ornamental brasses worn by draught horses, and were fitted to the top of the headband.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Harness and saddle fittings
Category:		Harness and saddle fittings

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