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Description: | A Post Medieval sheet silver cufflink dating c. 1660 - 1700. One part of a cufflink with double hearts decoration. It has a flat circular disc with an attachment loop projecting from the reverse; aligned with the casting seam. The front is decorated with raised decoration of two hearts and a crown above, with a pellet to the left and right of the crown and in between the hearts. The decoration is contained within a raised border at the outermost edge, and the recessed ground is textured with a pattern of fine repeating pellets.Cufflinks and buttons bearing this design have been associated with Charles II, either his restoration in 1660 or his marriage to Catherine of Braganza (Read 2005:98) but the motif probably continued in use beyond his reign.As the object is greater than 300 years old and is more than 10% silver it fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996.Kate Sumnall and Geoff Egan
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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