NMS-06C734: Post medieval furniture fitting

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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID: NMS-06C734

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post-medieval copper alloy furniture fitting. Incomplete escutcheon plate in the form of a stylised openwork two headed crowned eagle, the bird's heads bent to join the wings,the outwardly bent feet forming rectangular apertures, the plate broken acorss a keyhole.The simple three pointed crown, elongated necks, displayed wings and feet are covered in lines of engraved rockerarm, with stamped annulets forming the eyes, and a single stamped heart above the keyhole in the centre of the bird's breast. The plate is thickened on the reverse either side of the keyhole.

For similar, incomplete fittings see NMS-CF6721, NMS-B8EA13, NMS-7EED71 and GLO-C15DE7.

17th century.

Surviving height 60mm. Width 86mm. Thickness 1.5mm.

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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 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 60 mm
Width: 86 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 24th May 2012 - Thursday 24th May 2012

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 57852
Other reference: E13737

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Ingoldisthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF6832
Four figure Latitude: 52.85927133
Four figure longitude: 0.49392882
1:25K map: TF6832
1:10K map: TF63SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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