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Description: | Treasure case 2013 T671: Disclaimed and returned to finder.Description: A post-medieval silver collar stud (possibly) formed of a front and back disc joined by a circular sectioned bar (Lewis Form 2). On the front disc is a raised design of a pair of hearts side by side with a crown above (Lewis Type 1). The raised design is surrounded by a stippled background within a raised circular line border. Beyond this the edge is turned down. The bar is plain and thickened at its centre. It appears integral to each disc respectively and soldered together above the centre towards the front disc. The back disc is slightly larger than the front and features a double grooved border. There is a centrally stamped maker's mark which is unclear, perhaps figural formed of connected pellets. The back disc has been bent down at various points around its circumference.Discussion: This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-links and buttons, may have celebrated the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in AD 1662 and probably continued in use for some time afterwards as a popular symbol for marriage (Read 2005, 98, no. 388; Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 139, no. 614 and Treasure Annual Report 2001, 81, no. 153). While examples with two discs, each with a loop on the back joined by a third longer oval link are more common, several similar examples with two discs linked by a bar have been reported as Treasure e.g. SOM-310F32 (2012 T630), NMS-8191C2 (2011 T305) and NARC-470172 (2011 T43); see also Lewis (2014, 2; fig. 2b).Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a 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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