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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Unique ID: WMID-1D6A74
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy fitting, possibly from a window latch, of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (17th to 19th Centuries AD).
The probable fitting is sub rectangular in plan, and exhibits an anterior (forward) bend towards one end. Faint traces of decoration survive on the front of the fitting and consist of an impressed annulet. Two sub oval holes or perforations are present approximately in the middle of the fitting. The top edge of the fitting is scalloped. The rear of the fitting exhibits a partial hinge fitting.
The fitting is a light to mid green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
The fitting measures 42.14mm in length, 8.8 mm wide and 4.73mm thick. It weighs 4.7 grams.
Class: window fitting
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 42.14 mm
Width: 8.8 mm
Thickness: 4.73 mm
Weight: 4.7 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Brewood and Coven (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8709
Four figure Latitude: 52.67854119
Four figure longitude: -2.19371636
1:25K map: SJ8709
1:10K map: SJ80NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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