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Description: | A Post Medieval lead/tin alloy cuff link, dating late 17th - mid 18th century. The cuff link is discoidal with a concave front and convex back. There is an inset, faceted light-pink glass stone set within the cuff link. The lead alloy section has been decoratively cast with a beaded rim and two linear grooves below. A circular-section simple looped shank has been cast integrally on the back of the cuff link. The link and other fastener which would comprise this cufflink are missing. Read (2005:99, no. 391 & 392) illustrate very similar examples, although they vary in the colour of the glass, the construction and decoration is the same. Read suggests a date range of late 17th - mid 18th century and notes examples are also known in silver and gold. A similar example is also recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database LON-CD52E3, LON-8F5334, LON-B97211Dimensions: diameter: 13.78mm; thickness: 11.77mm; weight: 3.52gReference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset
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