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Description: | Part of a post-medieval silver gilt button shaped dress fitting. The original object would probably have been a slightly convex disc 2mm in diameter. The decoration consists of traces of four circles of fine twisted filigree wire. Each circle has five pellets encircled with twisted wire. The centre space has another encircled pellet with a plain pellet in each corner. The concave reverse is undecorated and has a loop made of thicker twisted wire.The design is reminiscent of the dress pins of the 16th century [see 2012T66, NMS-020525 or 2011T771, SUR-B7FA46] so it is thought that this object dates to the same period. It is also possible that this could have been used to decorate the brim of one of the black flat caps of the period. In terms of age and as the object contains more than the minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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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