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Description: | Cast cu-alloy 'gentleman's' button with moulded decoration on the obverse displaying the motif of a four-petalled flower and central knop. While two of the flower's 'petals' were filled with light blue enamel, the other two were filled with dark blue enamel. Documentary evidence from c. 1652 suggests this sort of enamelled button was priced at twopence a pair -significantly more than most other ones, but hardly out of reach of most people. Cast cu-alloy 'gentleman's button' with blue and white enamelled decoration date from around the reigns of Charles I (1625-49) and Charles II (1660-85).This type of button is very rare the North of England. They were made by a brass foundry based in London specialising in enamels and this blue (and white) are the typical colours used.
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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