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WEIGHT

Unique ID: NLM-26CC70

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Lead fabric or hem weight. Cast disc, flat on both faces, with a pair of holes drilled to either side of the centre. Now slightly battered and bent. Probably used to weight a curtain, these items appear to have come into use in the 18th century and are still available to buy new today.

Diameter: 33.3mm, Thickness: c.3mm, Weight: 26.51g.

Class: fabric

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 2000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 26.51 g
Diameter: 33.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th September 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM23295a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Keelby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TA1709
Four figure Latitude: 53.56457776
Four figure longitude: -0.23491549
1:25K map: TA1709
1:10K map: TA10NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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