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TOY
Unique ID: KENT-30DD36
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragmented lead-alloy toy figurine of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1550 - 1610.
Description: The object has fragmented into 11pieces but appears to have originally depicted a woman in a long wide dress and high collar, typical of the Tudor period. Some pieces show additional detail but much of it is indistinct due to the wear and fragmentary nature. The Surface is patinated an off white colour typical of patinated lead.
Measurements: Fragments total 35.8g in weight.
Discussion: Hollow lead figurines as toys are a well-known feature of the later Tudor period, roughly the second half of the 16th century and a number of which are illustrated by Egan (1996, cover). This example, despite being incomplete is particularly striking due to its' high collar or ruff not seen on examples discussed by Egan's (1996, 5). In this text (ibid/) a number of examples are discussed as wearing German fashion rather than distinct English Tudor fashion as this example does. As these toys come into fashion from the mid 16th century a date between 1550 and 1610 is therefore likely.
Class: Hollow Figurine
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1610
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 35.8 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Otterden (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ9454
Four figure Latitude: 51.25216061
Four figure longitude: 0.77859517
1:25K map: TQ9454
1:10K map: TQ95SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1996 | Playthings From the Past: Lead Alloy Miniature Artefacts c. 1300-1800 | Jonathan Horne Publications |
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