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Description: | A post-medieval silver cufflink consisting of two discs joined by a circular sectioned shank. The reverse disc is flat, decorated with a double line border, with a stamped maker's mark in the centre, LL. The front disc has a flange around the edge, and is decorated in low relief with a pair of hearts below a crown on a stippled ground. Diameter of reverse disc 12mm. Diameter of front disc 11mm. Height 7mm. Weight 1.5g.This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-links and buttons, may have celebrated the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in 1662 (Read 2005, 98, no. 388; Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 139, no. 614).
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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