Any idea, anyone? Pewter object...

[woody50]

For one of my friends, who found this, and cannot get it id'ed.

The material is Pewter, more details I don't know at this time... Any help or guess is welcome!

[woody50]

For one of my friends, who found this, and cannot get it id'ed.

The material is tin, more details I don't know at this time... Any help or guess is welcome!
Found in Holland.

[RELICDUDE07]

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.c.../html/wic.html look at the book clasp

[woody50]

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.c.../html/wic.html look at the book clasp

Thanks Relicdude.. but the book clasp is silver, which when used in such a way is mixed with other metals and is pretty tough and hard.
This object is pretty thin (I thought about 2mm) which would not hold a book together, don't forget it is Pewter, well really most of these items were tin/lead (Pewter). It is the sort of shape though I agree.

[Silver Searcher]

I agree with Relicdudeo7,... book clasp, (part off) also it doesn't look like it's made from Tin, more like Pewter or Lead.

SS

[woody50]

I agree with Relicdudeo7,... book clasp, (part off) also it doesn't look like it's made from Tin, more like Pewter or Lead.

SS

Sorry SS, yes that is what we here call tin, a mixture of tin and lead. Should have called it Pewter. Will change, thanks.
It is, by the way, not broken on any side or part.

[Silver Searcher]

I agree with Relicdudeo7,... book clasp, (part off) also it doesn't look like it's made from Tin, more like Pewter or Lead.

SS

Sorry SS, yes that is what we here call tin, a mixture of tin and lead. Should have called it Pewter. Will change, thanks.
It is, by the way, not broken on any side or part.

I still think that this is the top part of a Book clasp, the bottom part would have come through the opening, like a lock asp.

SS

[woody50]

I agree with Relicdudeo7,... book clasp, (part off) also it doesn't look like it's made from Tin, more like Pewter or Lead.

SS

Sorry SS, yes that is what we here call tin, a mixture of tin and lead. Should have called it Pewter. Will change, thanks.
It is, by the way, not broken on any side or part.

I still think that this is the top part of a Book clasp, the bottom part would have come through the opening, like a lock asp.

SS

OK, could be. I will look for book clasps (and the dutch word for that) on the net and see what I can find. Thanks SS

[woody50]

I still think that this is the top part of a Book clasp, the bottom part would have come through the opening, like a lock asp.
SS

A question for RELICDUDE07 and SilverSearcher. Would a book clasp, which is made part of the book cover, have figures on both sides? Does not make sense really. Most pewter object as such has only figures on one side, the back side is plain. This one is not.

[CRUSADER]

I'm not so sure about the book clasp. However, I'm not sure on anything, never seen one. Looks 17th C in date at the latest.