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CUFF LINK
Unique ID: LIN-2A4978
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Treasure ref. 2014 T969: an incomplete silver cufflink of Post-Medieval date (AD 1662-1700).
The object consists of a circular pressed disk with a flat upper and concave reverse. The upper surface is decorated with two crowned hearts (Lewis form 1, type A). The loop on the reverse is missing.
Cufflinks and buttons with this design are considered to have originally been produced to commemorate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza (1662), but continued to be used as a general symbol of love and/or marriage (Lewis 2013).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T969
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1662
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.24 g
Diameter: 13 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T969
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: West Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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