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FERRULE
Unique ID: IOW-BA5A27
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval gilded copper-alloy ferrule (1700-1900).
This object, which is probably a ferrule, has been made from a single strip of rectangular metal which has been stamped and then folded to form a ring. It has three parallel rows of seventeen evenly spaced (except where it is joined) stamped motifs. These are proud externally. Each motif is star-like in form and all have been produced by the same tool. The join is visible externally and internally.
This ferrule is gilded externally and internally. Where the gilding has worn, the metal is reddish brown.
Height: 9.1mm; diameter: 16.3mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 2.64g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 9.1 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.64 g
Diameter: 16.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-4-94
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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