A Post Medieval copper alloy button dating late 16th - 17th century. This is a spherical, openwork button; each half is shaped like a flower with a central pellet and six oval petals; there are gaps between each petal. The wire shank has been attached to one of the petals slightly off-centre from the mid-line of the button. There are traces of a possible white metal coating. The button has been slightly squashed, distorting its overall shape.<\/p>
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Read (2005:91) illustrates two examples which have a similar form but these examples are constructed from silver filigree.<\/p>
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Dimensions: thickness: 15.96mm; diameter: 11.59mm; weight: 1.90g.<\/p>
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Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.<\/p>","notes":null,"old_findID":"LON-CDB855","id":"429796","objecttype":"BUTTON","classification":null,"subclass":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-02-17 08:25:42","broadperiod":"POST MEDIEVAL","updated":"2011-02-17 08:26:00","treasureID":null,"secwfstage":"4","secuid":"PAS4D5CDB85001911","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"createdBy":"523","curr_loc":null,"inscription":null,"reason":null,"subsequentAction":"Returned to finder"}],"record":[{"id":"429796","old_findID":"LON-CDB855","uniqueID":"PAS4D5CDB85001911","objecttype":"BUTTON","classification":null,"subclass":null,"length":null,"height":null,"width":null,"thickness":"15.96","diameter":"11.59","quantity":"1","other_ref":null,"treasureID":null,"broadperiod":"POST MEDIEVAL","numdate1":"1550","numdate2":"1700","description":"
A Post Medieval copper alloy button dating late 16th - 17th century. This is a spherical, openwork button; each half is shaped like a flower with a central pellet and six oval petals; there are gaps between each petal. The wire shank has been attached to one of the petals slightly off-centre from the mid-line of the button. There are traces of a possible white metal coating. The button has been slightly squashed, distorting its overall shape.<\/p>
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Read (2005:91) illustrates two examples which have a similar form but these examples are constructed from silver filigree.<\/p>
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Dimensions: thickness: 15.96mm; diameter: 11.59mm; weight: 1.90g.<\/p>
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Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2011-02-17 08:25:42","updated":"2011-02-17 08:26:00","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"1","datefound1":null,"datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":null,"museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"1","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":"1","subPeriodTo":"3","reason":null,"username":"ksumnall","fullname":"Kate Sumnall","institution":"LON","usernameUpdate":"ksumnall","fullnameUpdate":"Kate Sumnall","primaryMaterial":"Copper alloy","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Hand made","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Complete","preservation":"Fair","cert":"Certain","periodFrom":"POST MEDIEVAL","periodTo":"POST MEDIEVAL","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Mrs Kate Sumnall","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mrs Kate Sumnall","county":"GREATER LONDON","parish":"STEPNEY","district":"TOWER HAMLETS","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TQ3680","map25k":"TQ3680","map10k":"TQ38SE","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":"From Map","obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"317222","f":"Bultitute-Button-Nov10.jpg","imagedir":"images\/ksumnall\/"}]}