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Description: | A Post Medieval cast silver button. The button is circular in plan with a turned down edge which create a concave cross section. The face is decorated with a punched ground and stamped with two hearts beneath a crown. The silver attachment lug on the reverse appears to have been soldered on. A very similar example can be seen in the treasure annual report 2005/6, fig 614, p.139. It is noted in the discussion of this example that this type of button is commonly associated with the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in 1662.The button is 15.1mm in diameter and weighs 0.98 grams.
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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