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Description: | Copper alloy button. Composite hollow plano-convex uniform button. The front bears the motif of an heraldic crowned harp, from which the crown has been carefully cut away. The back retains stamped maker's details, now indistinct.The construction of the button would suggest a date from the later 19th-century onwards; the finder kindly identifies this button as coming from the uniform of the Irish Guards. This Regiment was formed after the First World War, in recognition of the contribution of those of Irish extraction to the war effort. The trimming of the crown was perhaps a deliberate subversion of the motif, and might relate this piece to the War of Independence which led to the establishment of the Republic of Ireland. Alternatively, the crown may have been taken to add to the decoration of another object, perhaps as a keepsake. Thismodification would compromise the function or at least the durability of a hollow button. Suggested date: Modern, 1918-1945.Diameter: 24.9mm, Thickness: 7.3mm, Weight: 4.72gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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