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HINGE
Unique ID: IOW-6CF307
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy hinge (c. 1500-c. 1800).
This hinge is sub-rectangular in plan. At each corner there is a lobed projection. At the rear, one end has a hinge turning on a separate spindle of unclear metal which remains within. The opposite end has a double tapering spike, now incomplete. The front is decorated with an oval groove which has a raised motif within which is possibly floral.
The front is corroded and reddish green and the rear appears to be coated in black lacquer.
Length: 20.6mm; width: 12.9mm; thickness: 1.7mm; thickness including hinge turning: 4.0mm. Weight: 1.32g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.6 mm
Width: 12.9 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 1.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2016 - Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-310
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Black coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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