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VESSEL
Unique ID: WMID-726C96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A basesherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel, of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1600).
The basesherd consists of a fabric similar to that known as Tudor Green, consistent with 15th to 17th centuries AD dating. Due to the size of the fragment, it is hard to determine the original vessel form, but possibly a bowl.
The sherd is 5.2 mm thick and weighs 7.0 g. It measures 23.9 mm in length and 33.1 mm wide.
Sherd specific details:
Fabric type: Tudor Green
Sherd type: base sherd
base type: flat
Rim Diameter: 13 cm
% of Rim present: 7.5%
Sherd thickness: 5.2 mm
Firing condition: oxidised exterior, oxidised core, oxidised interior
Hardness: Hard
Surface texture: Slightly rough
Surface treatment: green glaze on exterior
Condition of sherds: Slightly abraded.
Sherd has been photographed.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.9 mm
Width: 33.1 mm
Thickness: 5.2 mm
Weight: 7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Tuesday 30th September 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Wheel made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: East Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Croxden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK0537
Four figure Latitude: 52.93038262
Four figure longitude: -1.92706379
1:25K map: SK0537
1:10K map: SK03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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