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BOOK FITTING
Unique ID: ESS-C69567
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Copper-alloy sheet metal mount dating from the late medieval to post-medieval period, c. 1400-1650. The mount is square with rounded corners. The centre is raised in a convex boss, hollow on the reverse. Each corner has a drilled circular rivet hole, and along each edge are two punched circular designs. The patina is dark green with some red. The mount is damaged and bent. Dimensions: weight: 2.4g, length: 24.6mm, width: 21.4mm, thickness: 0.2mm, height (edge to centre of boss): 10.5mm.
The mount was probably a book mount, used to the protect the outer surfaces of delicately bound books from damage when stored in a library.
Class:
mount
Sub class: Howsam Type B.1.3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.6 mm
Height: 10.5 mm
Width: 21.4 mm
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 2.4 g
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Braintree (District)
Parish or ward: Ridgewell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL7441
Four figure Latitude: 52.04009328
Four figure longitude: 0.53555666
1:25K map: TL7441
1:10K map: TL74SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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