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Unique ID: LON-F96411
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Post Medieval lead alloy toy buffet door dating to the 16th century. The door has two rows of grid latticework and a decorative border of pellets around the outer edge. There is a raised bar across the mid line on the back.
Forsyth & Egan (2005:211) illustrate similar examples which all date to the 16th century.
Dimensions: length: 19.43mm; width: 14.15mm; thickness: 1.90mm; weight: 1.71g.
Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Class: Buffet door
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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 1600
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.43 mm
Width: 14.15 mm
Thickness: 1.9 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
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Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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