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Description: | Copper alloy button. Cast discoid livery button of gently concavo-convex form and retaining a drawn wire loop brazed to the back. The front bears the motif of a three masted ship sailing left next to a mitred crown surmounted by a cross - the design recalls though lacks the tiers of, the papal tiara. Indistinct maker's details appear in two orders on the back, of which the name FIRMIN remains legible. There are traces of a black coating on the back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1775-1850.Diameter: 24.5mm, Thickness: 1.1mm, Weight: 5.34gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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