KENT-613821: Kent-613821. Post Medieval. Fastener. Button. Front view

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BUTTON

Unique ID: KENT-613821

Object type certainty: Certain
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Mid 17th Century. Pewter alloy - tombac, cast, typical Civil War 'Pimple' button. Length 14.3mm, Width 13.8mm, Thickness 6.5mm, Diameter 14.3mm, Weight 4.4g. Medium size, convex or dome shaped, solid one-piece button with a small bobble or 'pimple' on the top. Flat back minus the probable steel loop - now just a rusty stain. This type of button would have been attached to an embroidered close-fitting doublet, an ornamental leather jerkin or a buff coat. The buff coat was an item of military origins, although at a later date it became fashionable as civilian wear. Attractive silver/grey patina. Ref: Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992 Page 18-19 No. 16 and Buttons and Fasteners 500BC to 1840AD, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 2004 Page 30-39 No. 8.19.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1650
Date to: AD 1680

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.3 mm
Width: 13.8 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 14.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 29th July 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Pewter
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Rother (District)
Parish or ward: Crowhurst (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3749
Four figure Latitude: 51.223761
Four figure longitude: -0.039494
1:25K map: TQ3749
1:10K map: TQ34NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	18-19	16
Bailey, G.	2004	Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840	Essex	Greenlight Publishing	30-39	8.19

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

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