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Description: | A largely complete cast copper alloy button, probably dating from the post -medieval period. The button has a biconvex head with an integral loop. In plan, the head is sub-circular. The head has a diameter of 11.6mm and the button is 15.5mm long. It has a mass of 4.3g. There has been some loss of surface on parts of the circumference of the head, but the button is generally in good condition with a well developed green patina. The substance visible within the loop and the back of the head is wax.A similar button is included as object 180 in "Material culture in London in an age of transition" (Egan, 2005, p.48 and figure 33). This is from a context with ceramics dated to c.1630-c. 1650. Similar buttons are also illustrated in "Metal Buttons c.900 BC - c. AD1700" (Read, 2005, p51-54). Read (ibid.) states that these buttons possibly date to the late 15th-16th century (nos 174-90) and from a context dated to c.16th to c.17th century (nos 191-204). The button recorded here is probably post-medieval, 16th to 17th century, although a late 15th century medieval date is possible.
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