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TOY
Unique ID: LON-DE0B6F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete post-medieval, 15th-16th century, childs toy in the form of a miniature Rhenish stoneware jug AD.1400-1600. This is a childs toy, the jug has a circular base, there is a waist above the foot, it then expands into the main body of the jug before tapering towards the neck. The main body is decorated with circular stamps containing star shapes. Above this there is a collar in the form of a twisted rope decoration, before the neck rises straight up. The neck is decorated with five ribs and then another twisted rope collar, much of which is lost, just below the rim. The neck of the jug has been damaged and perhaps half of the front of the neck is missing. The handle of the jug remains intact and attached, it is a simple applied handle with an oval section. The exterior appears to have been lightly glazed to give it a buff/brown colour and the fabric is a pale grey.
The jug is largely solid ceramic with the hollow interior formed of a simple cylindrical hole, the internal void not matching the external shape for ease of manufacture
SF-781423 is the closest database parallel, though made of a local fabric and of lower quality than the import represented here.
Height of vessel: 35.08mm
Width of handle: 7.94mm
Weight: 11g
Diameter of vessel (Max): 22.97mm
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: Miniature Stoneware Jug
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 35.08 mm
Width: 7.94 mm
Weight: 11 g
Diameter: 22.97 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Tower Hamlets (London Borough)
Parish or ward: St. Katharine's and Wapping (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3380
Four figure Latitude: 51.50329348
Four figure longitude: -0.08515568
1:25K map: TQ3380
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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