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Description: | An unusual copper alloy mount or stud in the shape of two human figures arm in arm. The mount is gilded and also has enamel decoration in black and white. The mount is complete (there is gilding on all edges) but the people's legs are not clearly visible. It is possible they are kneeling. Both seem to wear short doublets. The use of enamel seems odd, as it tends to obscure rather than emphasise the design. The front is moulded and three dimensional. The reverse of the mount is flat, with a slight hollow round the integral central spike. This is bent over at the end. The reverse has a dark green patina. The style of dress and the use of multi-coloured enamel suggests a 16th or 17th century date. Compare LANCUM-04E967 which has similar construction, and SUSS-C2A653 which also uses enamel and which is similar in style to buttons NMS-AEE8E3 and LANCUM-B0D5C3. One record notes that this type of button is uncommon in the North of England. They were made by a brass foundry based in London specialising in enamels. Blue, black, green and white are the typical colours used.
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