PUBLIC-92DF0D: Post medieval spoon handle

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SPOON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-92DF0D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a cast lead-alloy spoon handle. It is rectangular in section, flat with no decoration but has been tinned or silvered on all surfaces. It has a three-lobed 'trefid' terminal. This 'trefid' feature gives it a likely date of late-17th century.

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 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 47.35 mm
Width: 22.99 mm
Thickness: 2.67 mm
Weight: 10.72 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd October 2014

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: South Somercotes

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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