Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-2DB804
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast lead palm guard of post-medieval date. The palm guard is sub-ovate in plan with a rectangular cross section. One side has a deep figure of eight depression.
The metal is a dark greyish-brown colour and is worn. The object 76.6mm long, 54.1mm wide, 6.3mm thick and weighs 123g.
Such objects would have been wrapped in cloth of leather with a hole above the depressions. They were then strapped to the hand to protect the palm from the force of using awls and punches in an industry such as leatherworking.
Palm guards of this design are thought to have been cast in oyster shells as evidenced in Portable Antiquities Scheme record number IOW-A9A877 in which the shell remains.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Quantity: 1
Length: 76.6 mm
Width: 54.1 mm
Thickness: 6.3 mm
Weight: 123 g
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4 Figure: SE7867
Four figure Latitude: 54.09300245
Four figure longitude: -0.80890278
1:25K map: SE7867
1:10K map: SE76NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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