Copper-alloy, 3.04 grams, 32.41 mm. Circa 15th century AD. A cast copper-alloy belt mount formed as a tongue-shaped plate with recurved clasps to the upper and lower ends. The face is decorated with three foliate motifs surrounding a figure of a stag advancing right; the stag is placed on a wreath, suggesting that it represents the crest of a heraldic helmet in which case the pose with one foreleg raised is blazoned as 'trippant'. This device is particularly favoured by the Robinson family in many of its branches. Reference: Foster, J. The Dictionary of Heraldry. Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees, reprinted London, 1989. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old collection, found Gainsborough, UK.