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WINDOW FITTING
Unique ID: HESH-5EB4E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Rally ID: 37
Post Medieval: An incomplete cast copper alloy probable window fitting. It consists of a V shaped bracket with a single piece set within the hinge. The rivet consists of a piece of rolled copper sheeting. The stem is triangular and slightly twisted. The stem is rectangular in cross section at the junction.
Length: 77.5mm
Width: 5.1mm
Thickness: 2.1mm
Weight: 14.0 grams
Artefact was photographed.
Notes:
Recorded in the field at DW Ludlow 2 Rally on Sunday 5th September 2010.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 77.5 mm
Width: 5.1 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 14 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Detecting Wales Rally - Ludlow 2 (05/09/10)
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DW Ludlow 2 / Rally ID: 37
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow 2 rally
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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