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DENO-884B73: Post medieval button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: DENO-884B73

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Post medieval button; cast copper alloy button of 17th century date. The button has a large, flat, circular head with a long, sturdy shaft extending from the centre of the back in the perpendicular plane to the button head. The shaft is of rectangular cross-section and is broken off before the end. It is pierced with a large, circular hole. The plate of the button is decorated on the front with an incised central dot surrounded by two incised concentric circles. Diameter (head) 23.07mm, thickness (head) 2.36mm, length (shaft) 13.32mm, width (shaft) 9.35mm, thickness (shaft) 4.87mm, diameter (piercing hole) 5.44mm, weight 9.10g. Ref: see Bailey, page 37, especially buttons 8.25, 8.26 and 8.27

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 9.1 g
Diameter: 23.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 13th May 2008

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DERBY E5845

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Besthorpe (Civil Parish)

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Bailey, G. 2004 Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840 Essex Greenlight Publishing page 37

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Audit data

Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 15 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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