TAP

Unique ID: LANCUM-752003

Object type certainty: Probably

Cast cu-alloy tube fragment, possibly from a barrel tap dating from the post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1500-1700. The object is broken and only one half of the original tube remains. The inside is roughly cast whilst the outside is fairly smooth with grooves all along the length of the surface.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Length: 41 mm
Weight: 30.35 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: North West
County: Cumbria
District: South Lakeland
To be known as: Aldingham

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 22nd July 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Dot Boughton - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Friday 26th August 2011
    Updated: Thursday 22nd September 2011

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