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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: NLM-384AC5
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible furniture fitting. Cast discoid handle with a convex surface, a waisted shank and rust suggesting the loss of an iron fixing pin. Probably from a small drawer or box. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850.
Height: 14mm, Diameter: 12.1mm, Weight: 4.69gms.
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 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 14 mm
Weight: 4.69 g
Diameter: 12.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 26th October 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM30312
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: Haxey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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