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Description: | A post medieval lead alloy toy dish dating to the 17th century. The dish is circular with a flat flange and extremely shallow curving wall leading to a flat base. There is a lip to the rim with the flange decorated in a foliate design. The central motif consists of a sexfoil double rose with calyx points extending beyond and between the outer row of petals and pellets between each calyx point. The rose is enclosed within a double set of concentric rings. There is a perforation in the base of the dish, though unlike in other examples this was not done intentionally. The metal has a golden appearance due to tin sulphides creating "nature's gilding".A parallel can be found in Forsyth and Egan (2005, no 8.38).Dimensions: diameter: 34.58 mm; thicknes: 3.66 mm; weight: 4.51g.Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
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