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Description: | Cast copper alloy (probably brass) livery button made by Walter Williams of London. The upper face is decorated with the arms of Baron Currie of Hawley, Philip Henry Wodehouse Currie (1834 -1906). The heraldic design consists of a divided shield surmounted by a cockerel strutting left. The left hand arms are Baron Currie's and are described as 'Gules a saltaire Or' The vertical stripes on the background indicate the colour red (gules) and the dots on the cross indicate the colour gold (Or). The indistinct mark in the top quarter of the cross will most probably be the Red Hand of Ulster which was used by all barons. The right arms on the shield are for his wife's family, the Lamb and Montgomery consisting of a quartered design with the same elements positioned in opposing quarters; top left divided by a chevron with a fleur-de-lis in each zone and top right divided by a horizontal bar with indistinct elements most probably 5 petalled lobes / cinqueafoils - two above and another below. The background lines look to be vertical indicating gules but are in fact cross hatched to indicate black (sable). The dating of the button can be closely dated from when they married in 1894 and he died in 1906. This goes well with the makers marks on the reverse as they are listed as late 19th to early 20th centuries. The find was made in a garden near to both HenleyHall (family home of Thomas Knight), Bitterley Ludlow, and Downton Hall (family home of teh Rouse Boughton's) near to Stanton Lacy. The find in the garden could be explained through manuring from the stables of the nearby hall - and represent a direct loss by the staff / servants of the Currie's when visiting / staying.The button measures 24.7mm diameter; 2.8mm thick; the loop on the reverse projects 6.5mm. The button weighs 5.8 gramsSincere thanks are extended to Mr. Kev Woodward for his help and expertise in identifying the arms on the button. More livery buttons can be seen on the identification website - Livery Buttons Identified: https://sites.google.com/site/liverybuttonsidentified/
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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