CORN-162585: Modern naval officer's button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: CORN-162585

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete pressed copper alloy naval officer's button, circular in plan and flat in profile. The face of the button has been stamped with a large central anchor, with a smaller anchor below and on either side, all within a plain border. The button is bent on one side and the remains of the integral loop on the back of the button has been encompassed by corrosion product. Bailey (1992) illustrates a similar example on page 27, No.21, which he identifies as a Master's button, dating to c.1807, and thereafter it was used as a Captain's button.

Subsequent actions

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

Chronology

Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.08 g
Diameter: 13.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st September 2005 - Saturday 31st December 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Stamped
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
District: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Padstow (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SW9276
Four figure Latitude: 50.546676
Four figure longitude: -4.937252
1:25K map: SW9276
1:10K map: SW96SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	27,	No.21

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Recording Institution: CORN
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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