NMS-C77D64: Post Medieval furniture fitting

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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-C77D64

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post Medieval furniture fitting: handle escutcheon with central sub-square aperture, and four attachment holes, two in lateral lobes and two in terminal lobes, of which one is shell-shaped. Hooked projection at each corner. On the front surface a symmetrical arrangement of recessed shapes have irregularly bases, as if for the keying of enamel, but there is no sign of such. 94 x 41mm. Thickness 2mm. 17th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 94 mm
Width: 41 mm
Thickness: 2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Waveney (District)
To be known as: Beccles

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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