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LON-177BF5: decoration on wine taster

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VESSEL

Unique ID: LON-177BF5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Pewter wine taster. Lathe turned, of fine quality and would appear to be comprimsed of 99% tin and 1% copper (antimony),no lead. It would have had a single lateral handle,now missing, but attachment hole is still evident. In the interior of the base there is cast decoration consisting of, two initials 'W' and 'B', there appears to be a third initial, but it is so worn that it is indecipherable.There is also a circle of raised dots with beading around the edge of the circle. The rest of the design is so worn that it is very hard to decipher. The vessel does not appear to have a maker's touch mark and this could indicate that this artefact is not English and so could have been brought in from Europe.

Notes:

Wine tasters are not very common.

Class: Wine taster

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Weight: 29.7 g
Diameter: 77 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pewter
Manufacture method: Multiple
Decoration method: Multiple
Completeness: Incomplete

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Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Newham (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Royal Docks (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ4180
Four figure Latitude: 51.501356
Four figure longitude: 0.030031
1:25K map: TQ4180
1:10K map: TQ48SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: searching the Thames foreshore with a metal detector
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Other

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LON
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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