NLM-CECA56: Post-Medieval lead alloy strainer fragment

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STRAINER

Unique ID: NLM-CECA56

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Lead alloy strainer. Flat rectangular plate with wavy edges, and bearing nine regularly spaced drilled holes of diameter 1.5mm. Patinated overall. This was presumably inserted into a vessel for the pouring of liquid. Patinated overall, with one corner lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1850.

Length: 29.0mm, Width: 25.2mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 3.58gms.

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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 3.58 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 19th September 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM23620a

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK8697
Four figure Latitude: 53.46273388
Four figure longitude: -0.70611102
1:25K map: SK8697
1:10K map: SK89NE
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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