Copper Alloy Buckle Chape (VCU_3D_5150)3D ModelNoAI
This shoe buckle chape was recovered from the shipwrecked vessel, Betsy, located in the York River, off the coast of Yorktown, Virginia. The pin, roller, and tongue are all well preserved. Its rounded corners are indicative of an oval buckle frame (missing). The remains of Betsy were in especially good condition, (Broadwater 1992:39). It was part of a fleet of vessels scuttled by the British in 1781. See John Broadwater 1992 Shipwreck in a Swimming Pool: An Assessment of the Methodology and Technology Utilized on the Yorktown Shipwreck Archaeological Project and “Yorktown Shipwreck” by Broadwater in the June 1988 National Geographic. Historical Archaeology 26(4):26-46. This artifact was 3-D scanned with a NextEngine Desktop 3-D scanner at the archaeological curation facility of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in Richmond, Virginia. Courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources which has given permission for the model to be downloadable for non-commercial educational purposes.
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