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BUTTON

Unique ID: DENO-EDFFD6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post medieval livery button, 19th century. Tinned/silvered copper alloy domed button, hollowed on the reverse with applied loop. Obverse embossed with a raised arm clutching a rolled document. Maker's mark on the reverse [...]NFIELD[...]. Diameter 25.2mm, thickness including loop 8.8mm, thickness not including loop 4.0mm, weight 7.23g.

Notes:

An identical button came from a neighbouring field - DENO-EE3634.

Class: livery

Subsequent actions

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: 8.8 mm
Weight: 7.23 g
Diameter: 25.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2007

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby E5547

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: White metal
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Erewash (District)
To be known as: Risley

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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