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LACE TAG
Unique ID: SWYOR-F7ADA3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A sheet silver lace tag of Post Medieval date. It is a tube of silver sheet with a butt seam. Both ends are broken and one end is crushed. It is decorated with a lattice work of lozenge shapes, each containing a fleur de lis. At the flattened end is a band of more fleurs above the lattice area. The metal does not appear to be machine stamped, but the lozenges can be seen as recesses on the inside of the tube. The aglet probably dates from the 16th or 17th century and similar fleur motifs can be seen on thimbles of this date such as 2011 T738 (IOW-7E8237). The sheet is 0.49mm thick.
As the object is made of substantially of silver and is likely to be more than 300 years old, it meets the requirements of the 1996 Treasure Act.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T863
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: 25.53 mm
Width: 3.73 mm
Thickness: 3.24 mm
Weight: 0.79 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 15th September 2011 - Friday 30th September 2011
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2011T863
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
District: Wakefield (Metropolitan District)
To be known as: North Elmsall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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