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Record ID: PUBLIC-DA2952
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy rivet of Post-Medieval date, c. 1500-1700. It has been made of sheet metal and is manufactured by hand through folding the metal into a tapering cone, also demonstrating a flattened crude sub-circular head. It measures 23.87 mm in length, the head is 12.13 mm in diameter, and the shank is 6.82 mm thick at its mid point. It weighs 3.83g. A discussion of these rivets can be found in Egan (2005, p.101). Egan suggests that these were a later form of rivet, which took over from the medieval folded staples in the late 15th to the mid to late 16th century and cont…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 11th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.