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Description: | A cast copper alloy Post Medieval button: In plan it is circular with the edge being slightly abraded. The upper face of the button is flat and decorated with a low-relief square border with a '+' and 'X' over laying each other. The 'X' is decorated with a wiggly line. The wiggly line is also found in the field beyond the square frame. The reverse of the button is slightly domed towards the centre where there is a broken edge. This break is not recent and would be where the loop would have been positioned. The surface of the button has an dark green/grey patina. The button measures 31.04mm diameter and 3.06mm thick. It weighs 7.3g.It is a Post Medieval button, dating to the 17th century. Read, B (Metal Buttons 2005) illustrates similar buttons, Nos. 976 etc. which have similar dating.
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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