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MOUNT
Unique ID: PUBLIC-323C47
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy mount of post-medieval to modern date. The head of the mount is hemispherical, with a concave underside.An integrally cast rivet projects backwards from the centre of the head's underside; it is of square cross section, bent and tapers to a point back with a square tapered shank which tapers to a point. The object has a patchy green patina. It has a diameter of 10.90 mm. The pin has a length of 14.17 mm and it weighs 1.306 grams.
Mounts such as this are a common find and have a wide date range. E xamples like this are a common feature on 18th century furniture and are used for the attachment of leather to chair seats.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.17 mm
Weight: 1.306 g
Diameter: 10.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 12th March 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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