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LACE TAG
Unique ID: WMID-E3C15D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy lace chape or tag, of medieval dating (AD 1300 to AD 1500).
The chape is made from a single piece of rectangular sectioned metal which has been rolled to form a tapering tube with a butted seam, open at both ends. The lower end is incomplete. The chape is undecorated and no attachment holes are present.
The chape is 73.8 mm long, 8.1 mm in diameter at the top tapering to 5.6 mm at the base, 0.8 mm thick and weighs 8.0 g.
The chape is a mid green colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.
According to Egan and Pritchard (2002, p.282), the length of the object (over 40mm) means that its function is uncertain, whereas similar objects less than 40mm in length are certainly lace chapes. Several similar large lace tags or chapes have been recorded on the PAS database, including: YORYM-877191; LIN-DD4E68; YORYM-6BEA93; YORYM-6C7A07 and NLM-7C0D1B. All are considered to be Medieval in dating (AD 1300 to AD 1500).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 73.8 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 8 g
Diameter: 8.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th February 2015 - Wednesday 11th February 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ8514
Four figure Latitude: 52.72343685
Four figure longitude: -2.22352745
1:25K map: SJ8514
1:10K map: SJ81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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