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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy one-piece button (c. 1650 AD).This button is convex and decorated at the front and concave at the rear. At the front, raised decoration is in the form of a six petalled flower with annulets at the centre and in each angle between the petals. The rear face has a central drilled shank.Diameter: 26.7mm; thickness: 10.1mm. Weight: 5.22g.The front has a dark green patina with small areas of corrosion and the rear is corroded overall. There are traces of white metal coating at the front which is possibly tinning.Similar buttons have been recorded by Read (Read 2005: 42, refs: 143-146).
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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