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Description: | A cast copper alloy ferrule or lace tag / end of likely early modern date 1600 - 1800. The ferrule is cylindrical in plan tapering to a turned knop at the base. The upper part is formed from sheet metal and is hollow, the lower knop is cast solid. Through the outer edge are two equally sized circular holes (diameter 2.2mm) which are aligned with one another, presumably to take a fixing (now not present). The ferrule is a mid green brown colour with an abraded and corroded patina.It measures 21.2 mm length is 7.2 mm diameter at top and 6.0 mm at the base across knop. The sheet metal is 0.8mm thick and the artefact weighs 2.52 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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