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Description: | Solid, die-cut, domed, silvered copper alloy two-piece livery button embossed with the head of a unicorn under a crown which is the crest of the Bassets, and was worn on the uniform of coachmen and the like.The reverse still retains its attachment loop which is surrounded by the manufacturer's name, FIRMIN & CO. STRAND . LONDON, a company that produced livery buttons during the 19th century.The Basset family lived at Tehidy until the 1890s and this particular backmark or trade mark of Firmin & Co. Strand London, dates its manufacture to c.1875-1894.
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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