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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy button probably of mid 17th century date, AD 1630 - 1680. The head is hemispherical, with a domed upper surface and a slightly convex underside. The remains of a suspension loop, now missing, can be seen in the centre of the underside. The button has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 11.7mm in diameter and 8.2mm thick. It weighs 4.28gm.Similar buttons are illustrated in Bailey, 2004, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840, page 35, numbers 8.18 - 8.22.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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