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Description: | An incomplete gilt copper-alloy button or cloak-fasteners of 17th century date, c. 1600-1700.The button is discoidal and flat with a small central shallow covex boss. Surrounding the boss is a thin sunken circle which is entirely devoid of gilding. Dominating the decoration however is a radial design of 8 flowers each made up of a central circle surrounding by smaller circles representing petals. It appears that the decoration was punched through the gilding with a few specs of gilding surviving in some of the flowers where it was crashed into place. The reverse is undecorated and the integral shank has snapped away. The button is mostly a dark brown colour with specs of gold gilding across the face of the button.Measurements: 15.28mmin diameter, 2.23mm thick and 1.45g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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