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Description: | Cast cu-alloy 'gentleman's button' with blue and white enamelled decoration dating from around the reigns of Charles I (1625-49) and Charles II (1660-85). It is plano-convex with a flat back which is unusual for this type of button. This type of button is very rare and this is the northernmost find. It was made by a brass foundry based in London specialising in enamels and this blue and white are the typical colours used. G Egan pers comm
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