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STUD
Unique ID: WAW-6DB095
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy stud or mount dating to the late Medieval to Post Medieval periods (c. AD 1400-1750). The stud head is circular and domed, with a concave underside. the head has been sent our of shape. At the centre of the underside is an integral square-sections shank that tapers to a sharp point. The shank has been bent to one side but remains intact. The surface of the stud has a mottled light green to brown patina.
For a comparable example see PAS record WAW-3F6CC7. See also Margeson (1993: 83) nos 526 and 531. These example have been dated to the 15th to 18th centuries and thier suggested purpose is for furnishings or horse harnesses.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 10.74mm in length, 11.12mm in diameter and 0.74g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.74 mm
Weight: 0.74 g
Diameter: 11.12 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Tysoe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP3443
Four figure Latitude: 52.08431562
Four figure longitude: -1.50523205
1:25K map: SP3443
1:10K map: SP34SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margeson, S. | 1993 | Norwich Households: Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78 | Norwich | East Anglian Archaeology | p.83 |
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