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Double frame copper alloy strap buckle with lozenge and trefoil decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817261

"Spectacle" buckle, missing tongue or plate. Flat profile. Identical to buckle no. 402 dating to 1550-1650, page 65 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Pin cast with buckle frame.

Double framed copper alloy strap buckle with iron tongue and shell decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1817306

"Spectacle" buckle with flat profile and iron tongue. Non-matching shell decoration on each end of frame and concave scalloped knop above and below pin terminal. Similar to buckle 431, dating to 1550-1650, page 69 in Whitehead 1996 "Buckles 1250-1800". Identical to buckle dr...

Pewter buckle tongue.

Pewter | Object #: 1819457

Likely for some type of clothing buckle (shoe, knee, etc.)

Copper alloy shoe buckle with openwork decoration and silver wash.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1819474

Curved profile. Drilled frame for separate pin. Distance to pin terminal is 29.69. Length of buckle would have been 58.38mm. Openwork design with rococo elements which became popular after 1750 (Whitehead 103).

Copper alloy shoe buckle frame with gilt rococo scrollwork decoration.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1819519

Curved profile. Drilled hole for separate pin. Traces of gilding on front and back near pin terminal. Pin was possibly iron.

Copper alloy shoe buckle frame with openwork and geometric design.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1819577

Most likely shoe buckle due to size, although only a small fragment so cannot see if the profile curves. Openwork holes closed in due to corrosion/conservation.

Copper alloy shoe buckle openwork frame fragment with scrollwork and linear design.

Copper/Copper Alloy | Object #: 1819757

Corner of shoe buckle with openwork frame.

Strip of lead shot gang mold sprue.

Lead | Object #: 1830464

This artifact is a strip of lead sprue waste, related to the production of gang molded lead shot. Some shot molds were capable of casting a single ball, and others, called gang molds, were capable of casting several shot all at once. In this latter type, molten lead was poured into the top of t...

Possible large misshapen, cast lead shot

Lead | Object #: 1832393

This artifact is a fragment of lead, possibly related to the production of molded lead shot. Some shot molds were capable of casting a single ball, and others, called gang molds, were capable of casting several shot all at once. Regardless of type, molten lead was poured into the top of the mol...

Large cast lead shot with visible stem.

Lead | Object #: 1833466

This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of metal with two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of cast...

Small cast lead shot with visible seam

Lead | Object #: 1833468

This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of casting a singl...

Large cast lead shot with visible stem and seam

Lead | Object #: 1833488

This lead ball is a piece of shot. This particular shot was formed in a mold, which was usually made of metal with two halves hinged together. Molten lead was poured into the top of the mold and traveled along a narrow channel to a spherical casting chamber. Some shot molds were capable of cast...

Tombac flat disc coat button face.

Tombac | Object #: 1834791

Gray color beneath green corrosion and on break.

Copper alloy watch fob swivel seal with classical figure molded in intaglio.

Copper Alloy | Object #: 1835906

Mix of Rococo and Neoclassical style. Glass inlay broken in 3 pieces. Appears to be gold foil underneath face. Missing other face- could have been another seal or metal backing.

Copper alloy watch fob swivel seal frame with acanthus leaves and cord design.

Copper Alloy | Object #: 1836049

Slightly different frame than watch fob seal 1835906. Missing its seal face(s).

1-piece pewter spoon with egg-shaped bowl and attached handle.

Pewter | Object #: 1839371

1-piece pewter spoon with puritan-shaped bowl and visible rat tail.

Pewter | Object #: 1839405

Pewter handle fragment with a fan-shaped end.

Pewter | Object #: 1839475

3 fragments, 1 of them shows the fan-shaped end. Conserved together and form/size and same context suggests they are a part of the same handle.

Copper alloy "axehead" horse strap keeper.

Copper Alloy | Object #: 1839503

Strap keeper, likely for horse accessory. Face is stylized asymmetrical "axehead" with cordoned lines. Face is a deeper gold than back- different copper alloy.

Circular copper alloy leather ornament with 2 tines.

Copper Alloy | Object #: 1839525

Slight chip missing from face where second tine was attached. Open circular hole in center of face.