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Description: | A copper alloy (tombac) button dating from about the 17th Century. It is circular with a solid domed front and a central pimple; there are two smaller pellets on the surface situated to one side but not quite equidistant from the central pimple. The button is otherwise undecorated and the underside is flat. The copper alloy wire attachment loop survives on the reverse but has been bent to one side. The top of the button and the loop have a dark-medium green patina; the underside of the button has a light brown-orange patina. See also Bailey's Buttons and Fasteners, page 35. Please compare to PAS record ID: SWYOR-535215.Thickness: 11.6mm; Diameter: 13.4mm; Weight: 3g
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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