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Book clasp

Findspot: 
Whitefriar's, Coventry
Period: 
Date: 
1547 - 1558

This object was found during excavations at Coventry Free Grammar School (1547-1558). Book clasps held books shut to protect them from moisture when they were not in use.

Collection information

Collection: 
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
Accession No: 
AR.1986.11.146

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
64

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