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Description: | A Post Medieval lead alloy toy fire shovel (17th ?? 18th century). This toy was cast in one piece with a bell-shaped flaring pan. There are two decorative ears or knops on either side of the handle scar. The rim is beaded and the flat base decorated with a rococo style arrangement of rosettes, foliate tendrils and flowering plants.
This example is very similar to no 5.16 in Forsyth & Egan (2005:188) that is dated to the 1730s and described as Type 2 Design 2.
Dimensions: length: 36.75mm; width: 29.42mm; thickness: 0.98mm; weight: 4.39g.
Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London. | Subjects: | Fire shovel | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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