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[Woodland Detectors]

I was wondering if any one might know what the copper silver plated object is or what it may have been used for. And also the approximate date of the shield horse furniture.

Thanks

 

[shaun7]

That's a strange one! Is there any way the two plates lock together? It doesn't look like it in the pic

 

[72cheyenne]

I'm pretty sure its gonna be a dress or sash buckle. In the second pic you can see a spot on the left piece where a tab most likely broke off, and in the last pic you can see on the back of the "square jeweled" part where the hook to go over that tab would have been. You can also see where the tabs to hook to the dress or sash were at the edges. Neat find. Mid to late 1800's maybe.

 

[Silver Searcher]

I'm pretty sure its gonna be a dress or sash buckle. In the second pic you can see a spot on the left piece where a tab most likely broke off, and in the last pic you can see on the back of the "square jeweled" part where the hook to go over that tab would have been. You can also see where the tabs to hook to the dress or sash were at the edges. Neat find. Mid to late 1800's maybe.

And a very nice one at that

The Hart shaped Harness mount looks 16c onwards nice to, the fixing mounts look real sturdy and are different to the fixing mounts on the same ones we find here

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=16845&cat=169

SS

 

[doublet2a]

I was thinking sash buckle too

Tim

 

[IronSpike]

I like the harness boss shield How many do you have of those now Mike?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

A couple Kenn. I forget. lol We gave a lot of this stuff to the kids this year. The ones that really seemed interested in history. I made sure when the parents came to pick them up that they would display them safely so they wouldn't get lost.

 

[IronSpike]

Nice move Mike

Just a hunch but I think that particular style harness boss is slightly prior CW era.