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FURNITURE FITTING
Unique ID: SF-892825
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete gilded copper alloy post-medieval/modern furniture fitting. It consists of a rectangular plate with semi-circular indentations at each end of the longer sides. The outer end curves outwards slightly and is embellished with two v-shaped notches to either side of the centre. There is a small circular hole through the centre of this end. The inner end has a small cylindrical hinge extending from its centre. The edges of the outer face are bevelled and gilding is present on both faces.
A very similar example has been recorded with the PAS from Norfolk: NLM-036715. This was assigned a date range of 1800-1900.
Length: 47.64mm, width: 20.82mm, thickness: 1.99mm, weight: 8.03g
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 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 47.64 mm
Width: 20.82 mm
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 8.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
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