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LACE BOBBIN

Unique ID: NMS-F7D562

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Possible Medieval lace chape, tapering rolled sheet with vertical seam, damaged narrow end. 7 x 36mm. Cf. Dress Accessories fig.188. Late 13th–14th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1250
Date to: AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st March 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Litcham

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G. and Pritchard, F.	1991	Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3) (1991)	London	Stationery Office Books	fig.188.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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