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Description: | Description: A silver cufflink or possible collar stud dating to the Post-Medieval period. The stud is formed of a front and back disc joined by a circular sectioned bar (Lewis Form 2). The front disc has down turned edges and is decorated with a stipple effect background and a raised design of a pair of hearts surmounted by a crown (Lewis Type A). The bar is plain and consistent in thickness. The back disc is plain except for a stamped maker's mark located towards the bottom of the disc. The mark is unclear but is perhaps four characters within a rectangular box.Discussion: This motif is commonly found on 17th-century cuff-links and buttons. 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-E7E347 / 2013 T671 / SOM-310F32 (2012 T630), NMS-8191C2 (2011 T305) and NARC-470172 (2011 T43); see also Lewis (2014, 2; fig. 2b).
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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