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Description: | Lead and IronTwo nail fragments (a and b). The heads of two wrought iron nails which are thickly coated or embedded in lead, probably poured to solidify around the head and upper shank of the nails. Patinated overall. This may represent an attempt to retard corrosion, and is encountered in the structural use of lead, and also when iron is used to cramp masonry. In the latter case, a lead coating retards the expansion of rusting iron which might split the stone. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.Length (a): 17.1mm, Thickness/Diameter: 15.3mm, Weight: 16.61gms.Length (b): 17.5mm, Thickness/Diameter: 15.5mm, Weight: 17.74gms.
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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