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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: LIN-6D9C0D
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete lead object, possibly a drawer knob from a piece of furniture, dating to the Post Medieval to Modern periods (c. AD 1500-1900). The object comprises a waisted, circular-sectioned shank that flares out into two collared ends, which are both slightly concave and presumably attached to other objects. The object has a light grey patina.
The overall dimensions are as follows: 27.39mm in length, 17.11mm in diameter and 23.13g in weight.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.39 mm
Weight: 23.13 g
Diameter: 17.11 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Apley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF1174
Four figure Latitude: 53.25141413
Four figure longitude: -0.33777013
1:25K map: TF1174
1:10K map: TF17SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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