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Description: | A complete post-Medieval silver cufflink element (c. 1725-c. 1800).This single element is octagonal in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. The edge is down-turned. It has a soldered silver wire attachment loop at the rear. At the front, engraved decoration consists of an octagonal border with scalloped sides. In the centre is a rose with four main petals alternately with four smaller petals or calyx.The front is worn.Length: 15.9mm; width: 15.7mm; height: 2.6mm; height including loop: 5.9mm. Weight: 1.22g.Similar cuff link elements have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example see finds: IOW-4A7C02; IOW-64694F; IOW-942384; IOW-FBD221; KENT-FAC03A; LON-427394; LON-BAD6E2; NMS-60A4F2; NMS-9A834A; PUBLIC-9CC632; SUSS-F91492 and WILT-323F27. All are considered to be late 17th Century to 18th Century in dating, and are generally considered to be less than 300 years and therefore not classified as Treasure under the requirements of the Treasure Act 1996.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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