LON-A63816: Medieval to modern incomplete shears

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SHEARS

Unique ID: LON-A63816

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Half of a set of Medieval to Modern shears. One complete blade and arm survive, along with roughly half of the broader connecting loop. The shears are undecorated three pairs of double notches on the sides of the arm. The shears are covered in iron corrosion and part of the edge of the blade has chipped.

Shears are often undecorated or simply decorated and there shape changes little between the Medieval and Modern periods, therefore a broad 1200-1900 AD date is suggested.

Dimensions: length: 124.29 mm; width: 16.77 mm; thicness: 11.23 mm; weight 11.84g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 124.29 mm
Width: 16.77 mm
Thickness: 11.23 mm
Weight: 11.84 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th May 2012

Rally details.

This object was found at Tower of London survey 2012

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 21

Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found on the north bank of the Thames foreshore adjacent to the Tower of London
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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