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FURNITURE FITTING

Unique ID: LON-AB6003

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Published

Plain thin sheet of tin/lead alloy with a series of small holes which would have been where the sheet was attached to a box or even a piece of furniture.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to owner
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 88 mm
Width: 50 mm
Weight: 10 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 14th May 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Tin or tin alloy
Secondary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Multiple
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Vintry (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: found on Thames foreshore
Current location: Returned to owner
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Other

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Audit data

Recording Institution: LON
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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