|
Date: |
|
Description: | Solid cast silver sleeve button or cufflink, comprising two discs held by the central shank, the uppermost disc stamped with two hearts beneath a single crown. The hearts are on a speckled background and just touch each other.The crowned hearts are a device associated with the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in 1662. A similar button was found in Virginia, USA in the 1960s and published in Noel Hume 1969, fig.22.This object was found in February 2001 and has been acquired by the British Museum, acquisition number: 2002,0711.1
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
button
Solid cast silver sleeve button…
-
BUTTON
Post-Medieval cast pewter button. The…
-
button
A solid cast silver sleeve…
-
BUTTON
A solid cast silver sleeve…
-
BUTTON
A solid cast silver sleeve…
-
Button
Post-Medieval silver button
Circular sleeve…
-
BUTTON
Post-Medieval silver buttonCircular sleeve button…
-
BUTTON
A copper alloy disc,possibly part…
-
Button
A base silver disc,possibly part…
-
BUTTON
A copper alloy disc,possibly part…
|