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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: NCL-1A3BB1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A zoomorphic lead alloy furniture or table fitting of Post-Medieval date, c. 1500-1750.
The fitting is a foot to a piece of furniture, cast solid with a cylindrical socket at one end to fit into a larger object. The whole foot is cast in the shape of the neck and head of an eagle or some other raptor, with an open, hooked beak and beaded eye.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.55 mm
Width: 29.76 mm
Weight: 240 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st August 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Newsham with Breckenbrough (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE3784
Four figure Latitude: 54.250351
Four figure longitude: -1.433643
1:25K map: SE3784
1:10K map: SE38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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