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Description: | Gilt copper alloy hollow three-piece ovoid button that is melon-shaped with raised longitudinal ribs alternating with recessed lines of raised pellets. There is a separate soldered wire attachment loop, which is 3 mm in diameter, emanating from a collar, at one apex of the button, and a circular knop, which is 3.6 mm in diameter, at the opposite apex. The button is made of two pressed domed halves which have then been soldered together.Read (2005) illustrates a biconvex button with ridges radiating from a central knop on page 96, No.380, which is dated from the 17th century.Bailey (2004) illustrates a hollow gold button with a flower design on page 39, Fig.8.35, which is dated from the 17th to the early 18th century, and a hollow silver button with pointed knop at the apex on page 82, Fig.9.380, which is dated from the 18th century.Read (2008) illustrates similar ovoid hollow-domed clasps with longitudinal ribs and eyes or collared attachment loops on page 227, Nos.814 & 817, which are dated from the 17th century.
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