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Unique ID: WMID-47CE46
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver convex plaque, octagonal with long sides, and two curved pointed spurs on the back for attachment, probably to leather.
Late 17th-early 18th Century?
Weight: 1.43g; maximum length 15mm; maximum width 11mm.
Notes:
The find it can not be securely dated to pre-1707 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum
Class: Dress
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T331
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1651
Date to: AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 1.43 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st July 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2007 T331
Treasure case number: 2007T331
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Staffordshire Moorlands (District)
To be known as: Ilam CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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