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TOY
Unique ID: LON-60FB36
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a post medieval lead alloy toy dating between late 16th and 17th century. The fragment consists of three prongs, one of which is curved, with a curvilinear panel flaring to a rectangular panel. The rectangular panel has a moulded cross-hatch decoration. The closest parallels that can be found are with the rigging of toy ships (Forsyth and Egan, 2005, 323) but it is impossible to be sure due to the size of the fragment.
Dimensions: length: 17.14 mm; width: 13.50 mm; thickness: 1.33 mm; weight: 1.00g.
Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.14 mm
Width: 13.5 mm
Thickness: 1.33 mm
Weight: 1 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Limehouse (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3680
Four figure Latitude: 51.50258022
Four figure longitude: -0.04195915
1:25K map: TQ3680
1:10K map: TQ38SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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