LON-4F0211: A late medieval - early post medieval lead alloy thumb rest from a tankard.

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TANKARD

Unique ID: LON-4F0211

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late medieval - early post medieval lead alloy thumb rest from a tankard. This is a twin-ball thumb piece from a tankard. There are two balls attached to a penannular section that would attach to the lid of a tankard. There are casting seams around the circumference of the balls.

Tankards with similar thumb pieces date from the late 14th - 16th century (Hornsby, P., Weinstein, R. and Homer, R. 1989:52,63).

Dimensions: length: 14.34mm; width: 22.37mm; diameter: 9.21mm; weight: 5.68g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.34 mm
Width: 22.37 mm
Weight: 5.68 g
Diameter: 9.21 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

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: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hornsby, R.G., et al.	1990	Pewter. A celebration of the Craft 1200-1700		H M S O

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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