BH-77355D: Post-Medieval lace tag or chape

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LACE TAG

Unique ID: BH-77355D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete copper-alloy lace tag or chape dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1800). The object consists of a single sheet of copper-alloy rolled into a tube which tapers from a circular open end to a point with a trefoil perforation. A seam runs the full length of the tag on one side where the plate overlaps itself. Sections of the surface are covered with a thin layer of white metal coating. The whole object has a patchy dark green and brown patina. The object measures 26mm in length and 12.5mm in diameter at the widest end. It weighs 3.1 grams.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 12.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Saturday 31st March 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Dacorum (District)
Parish or ward: Grovehill (District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL0509
Four figure Latitude: 51.76983853
Four figure longitude: -0.47971139
1:25K map: TL0509
1:10K map: TL00NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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