|
Date: |
|
Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy cuff link (AD1660-1662). This cuff link is discoidal, flat with a downwards canted and lateral rim. The front surface is engraved with two hearts with a crown above. On the reverse is a perforated rectangular tab. Part of the rim, link and the corresponding fastener is missing.A similar cufflink is illustrated in Read (2005:98 no388). Read notes that cuff-links bearing this device are invariably associated with King Charles II's restoration in 1660 or his marriage to Catherine of Braganza in 1662.Dimensions: Diameter: 14.50mm; thickness including tab: 4.28mm; weight: 0.67g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
CUFF LINK
An incomplete Post Medieval silver…
-
-
-
-
-
CUFF LINK
An incomplete Post Medieval silver…
-
-
CUFF LINK
Stamped silver cufflink element or…
-
|