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FIRE FENDER
Unique ID: NLM-DA5921
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible fender fragment. Large Cast concavo-convex fragment with a scalloped edge and a collared base, springing from a flat plate bearing one drilled hole of diameter 5mm and the edge of a second; a third hole passed through the edge of the curved element. The weight of the piece might suggest an origin in a domestic fireside fitting such as a fender, and its style suggests a Neo-Classical scheme. Twisted, with the flat plate broken across a fixing hole. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.
Length (as found): 69.6mm, Height (as found): 42.4mm, Thickness: 2.3mm, Weight: 35.39gms.
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 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 69.6 mm
Height: 42.4 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 35.39 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th April 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28748
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alkborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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