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Description: | Copper alloy Button. Cast slightly biconvex discoid composite button, probably made as a pastiche of an heraldic livery button. The cast motif on the front is in strongly raised relief. It shows a pheasant head facing left, with a pair of ?young birds or chickens fighting or confronting each other on a lined platform resembling a wicker tray above it, and a similar pair, possibly ducklings, but with one bird (to the right) recumbent below. The back bears stamped maker's details: HAROLD TURNER & SONS. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.Diameter: 25.8mm, Thickness: 5.3mm, Weight: 6.30gms.
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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