BUTTON

Unique ID: WAW-5F8F71

A cast copper-alloy button; solid hemi-spherical head. The head has a slight knop atthe apex. The reverse has a broken surface where the integral loop has since broken off. The surface hs a well developed mid green shiny patina. The button is in fair condition. It measures 5.12mm long, 11.11mm in diameter and weighs 1.7g.

A similar button is illustrated in Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households; Medieval and Post Medieval Finds from Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58), No. 103, and is dated to the mid 16th to 17th centuries.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Length: 5.12 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 11.11 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 3rd May 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Angie Bolton - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Angie Bolton - [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: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands
County: Staffordshire
District: East Staffordshire
Parish: Tutbury

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK2027
Four figure Latitude: 52.840144 Four figure longitude: -1.70453
1:25K map: SK2027
1:10K map: SK22NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Adjacent Domesday Book places

Tutbury

Domesday data within 2 km of discovery point is surfaced via the excellent Open Domesday website.

References cited

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