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Description: | A post medieval lead alloy incomplete button, only the front surviving. The button is domed with a central pimple and stepped concentric rings round the edge. It has a diameter of 16.6mm and is 6.5mm thick. Buttons of this type were made in two parts with a pewter front and a separate back piece and loop that were often made of iron, as was probably the case with this example. There is ferrous corrosion on the reverse and a corroded piece of wire inside the hollow back that is probably part of the loop. A similar button can be seen on page 50 of 'Buttons and Fasteners' by Bailey (2004). It is dated to the eighteenth century.
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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