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Description: | Circular lead fabric weight, flat on one side, and rounded edge around the circumference on the other. The are two very small circular holes that pierce through the disc. Compare PUBLIC-12B9F7. Despite looking like a button, these weights were and are used to weigh down the hems of curtains, and perhaps also skirts. Examples can be seen on page 83 of Bailey's (2004) Buttons and Fasteners. They seem to come into use perhaps in the eighteenth century, and are still available to buy today.Diameter 26.51mm, Thickness 4.38mm, Weight 23.5g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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