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Description: | A copper alloy button possibly dating from the post-medieval to early modern period circa (AD 1700-1900).The button is possibly military or royal livery, with a convex obverse. THe button is oval in cross section and also has a convex reverse. The cast moulded design on the obverse shows the royal coat of arms, with a lion and unicorn (rampant) holding the royal shield with crown above. The legend below is of very small script however it may possibly signify the motto 'Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) as seen on the royal coat of arms. The reverse possibly has a maker's mark situated circumferentially however this is too worn to identify. The reverse also has the remains of a fastening loop that has been damaged. The button has a brown coloured patina. Bailey (2004) illustrates small copper buttons and suggests they date to 18th to early 19th centuries. He suggests they would have matched a larger counterpart and been worn in matching sets. Read (1988) suggests that militia, volunteer, regimental, and naval buttons with a moulded motif were widely used throughout the 19th century and to a lesser degree the 18th century.There are other examples of buttons with the Royal Arms on the database, discovered in Greater London (LANCUM-1DBA77).The diameter is 12.27mm, the thickness is 6.61mm and the weight is 0.9g.Bailey, G.,(2004) Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840.Essex, Greenlight Publishing.Read, B., (1996) History beneath our feet. Ipswich : Anglia Publishing. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 5.63g.
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