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LACE TAG
Unique ID: WAW-CA4745
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Medieval to Post Medieval (14th to 17th centuries) lace tag: a copper alloy lace tag which is formed by a sheet of copper alloy and has been curled forming a tapering tube with a vertical seam. The surface has traces of a green/brown coloured patina otherwise the surface is abraded. It measures 67.92mm long, 6.86mm wide and weighs 7.2g (note the tag is filled with soil). Margeson (1993) illustrates similar examples, 121-123 and dates them to the 14th to 17th century. Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 67.92 mm
Width: 6.86 mm
Weight: 7.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Monday 13th May 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Queenhill (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO8536
Four figure Latitude: 52.02221259
Four figure longitude: -2.2200111
1:25K map: SO8536
1:10K map: SO83NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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