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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: IOW-492245
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy furniture fitting in the form of a keyhole escutcheon (c. 1600-c. 1750).
This escutcheon is roughly heart-shaped in plan, flat at the front and partially flat at the rear. It has a keyhole shaped aperture at the centre and two ear-like projections at the top. On the rear face are two integral spikes or rivets, one either side of the aperture.
This escutcheon is corroded and drab green with iron staining on the rear face.
Height: 25.1mm; width: 20.6mm; thickness: 2.5mm; thickness including spikes: 4.6mm. Weight: 4.43g.
Class: Keyhole escutcheon
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25.1 mm
Width: 20.6 mm
Thickness: 4.6 mm
Weight: 4.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-2-513
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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