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| Prior to c.1350 pewter belt fittings seem to have been rather rare, although a London Girdlers’ Guild Charter of 1321 which banned the use of pewter belt fittings does show that the metal was certainly in use. In 1344 the Girdlers’ guild again reiterated the ban on what they felt were inferior metals such as pewter, tin and lead. In 1391 however, a statute recognized that these metals had been in use for some time and that their use could continue without restriction. Judging by the archeological record and by analysing buckle styles, it would appear that throughout the 15th and into the 16th centuries, pewter buckles and strap ends became more popular. Interestingly, copper alloy buckles were themselves often either tinned or enameled rather than being left in their natural finish; the look of ‘natural’ brass seemingly having little esteem throughout the period. |
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