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Description: | A complete Post Medieval copper alloy button, probably 16th century. The button is discoidal - with a convex front and flat back, with a long perforated shank. The shank narrows at the junction between the button and shank. The front surface is decorated with a moulded multi-petalled flower. Each petal is a pointed oval radiating out from a central point. The flower has alternate solid petals with ones with a pointed oval field so just the outline is shown. Similar buttons are illustrated in Read (2005: 30-1) which are dated to the 16th century; the only difference is the presence of a central pellet in the middle of the flower.Dimensions: length: 15.45mm; thickness of head: 7.21mm; diameter: 11.05mm; weight: 3.61g.Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
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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