Record ID: IOW-805AC3 - POST MEDIEVAL button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: IOW-805AC3

Object type certainty: Certain

An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy one-piece button with a drilled shank (c. 1600-c. 1700 AD).

The button is sub-circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the back. However, the rim at the back is flat. It has an integral drilled shank with a circular hole, 2.99mm in diameter. The shank is 7.25mm in depth, has a maximum width of 7.98mm and is 2.37mm thick. The front of the button appears to be plain but may have originally been decorated.

The front has traces of a green patina and the back is largely covered in off- white and light green corrosion products. A small portion of the rim is missing due to damage or abrasion.
Height: 9.30mm; diameter: 21.71mm. Weight: 5.58g.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Height: 9.3 mm
Weight: 5.58 g
Diameter: 21.71 mm
Quantity: 1

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]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Isle Of Wight
District: Isle Of Wight
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Regularly improved [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 25th January 2012

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mr Frank Basford - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Frank Basford - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2012-4-68

References cited

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