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BROOCH
Unique ID: NLM-2D1E46
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy and mid blue glass possible brooch fragment. Openwork object of pressed metal, of triangular form with a central collet retaining a round bead of translucent mid blue glass, of diameter c.3.5mm surrounded by a possibly floral motif. This is presumed to be an item of trinket costume jewellery, though no fixing gear remains. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.
Length: 27.7mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness (plate): 0.7mm, Diameter (setting for bead): 5.3mm, Weight: 1.70gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.7 mm
Width: 23.4 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 5.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th November 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM24960a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Glass
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Crowle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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