Toy

Unique ID: LON-ABEC94

Object type certainty: Certain

Cast lead alloy toy candlestick, dating to the post medieval period, 1650 AD - 1750 AD. A socketed hollow candlestick cast in one piece. A circular foot, with a concentric circular groove around the outside edge. The stem is hollow and has circular grooves running up it. The socket is distorted but looks round in section, with a slight lip. The socket tapers inwards slightly and has a ridge before a inward lip to the stem. The socket has incised line decoration both tranverse and longitudinally.

Notes:

SEE: Toys Trifles and Trinkets: Figure 5.1: P 181.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Ante AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Length: 57 mm
Diameter: 41 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
To be known as: City of London

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st January 2005

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Faye Simpson - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Faye Simpson - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: 4574/3

References cited

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    Created: Wednesday 30th March 2005
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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