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LON-A9C96C: A post medieval lead alloy fragment of a toy chair dating to the 18th century.

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Unique ID: LON-A9C96C

Object type certainty: Certain
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A post medieval lead alloy fragment of a toy chair dating to the 18th century. This fragment includes the back of the chair. It flares towards the curved upper edge, in the centre of the back there is an openwork fleur de lys motif, again decorated with pellets. The back surface is flat with no decoration.

Dimensions: length: 30.21mm; width: 33.77mm; thickness: 1.62mm; weight: 1.54g.

Class: Chair

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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.21 mm
Width: 33.77 mm
Thickness: 1.62 mm
Weight: 1.54 g

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City of Westminster (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. James's (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3079
Four figure Latitude: 51.49500418
Four figure longitude: -0.12872211
1:25K map: TQ3079
1:10K map: TQ37NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Audit data

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

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