BUTTON

Unique ID: LANCUM-07B6A5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper-alloy button of late medieval or early post-medieval date, c.1400-1600. The button is made from solid copper alloy and has a circular head, rounded on the front and with a flat reverse. The reverse has a crudely shaped loop with broad shoulders which attach it to the head. The button appears to be undecorated. The head is 11.05 mm in diameter and it measures 10.94 mm in length to the end of its loop.

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1400
Date to: AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Length: 10.94 mm
Diameter: 11.05 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 9th September 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Janny Baxter - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Janny Baxter - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: East
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Parish: Longstanton

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL3966
Four figure Latitude: 52.274585 Four figure longitude: 0.035862
1:25K map: TL3966
1:10K map: TL36NE
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

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