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CLASP
Unique ID: NLM-CC068E
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy clasp. Eye from a blunt hook and eye clasp, Read Class A Type 1. A rectangular section loop bent to form a pair of subsidiary loops for attachment to a garment. Black paint remains on all surfaces. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1775-1825.
Length: 29.1mm, Width: 20.5mm, Thickness: 2.1mm, Weight: 4.11gms.
Class: Read Class A Type 1
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 1775
Date to: Circa AD 1825
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29.1 mm
Width: 20.5 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 4.11 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM27830
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Painted
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Wrawby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0208
Four figure Latitude: 53.55871911
Four figure longitude: -0.46162681
1:25K map: TA0208
1:10K map: TA00NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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