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Unique ID: BH-63B622
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver dress fitting, made in one plane with circular central plate with relief-moulded design of a flowerhead and one large attachment loop at base and two smaller ones on either side. Gilt. Signs of chasing on reverse. Measures 13.7mm long, 12.8mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 1.38g. Related to, but not identical to, a type of dress fitting reported through the Treasure Act in which a flat element like this has a wire loop soldered onto the reverse, see TAR 2005-6 nos.700 and 701, and to surviving dress fittings in copper alloy. Vervels are sometimes of this form, see TAR 2005 no. 778.2. Probably 16th Century. (D. Thornton)
Notes:
Treasure report from Dr Dora Thornton:
As it was found before 1997 this falls under the Treasure Trove Act; where evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery. The dress fitting is most likely to be a casual loss, therefore does not constitute treasure.
Class: Eyelet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T551
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.7 mm
Width: 12.8 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.38 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 1995
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Treasure number 2009 T551
Treasure case number: 2009T551
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Bow Brickhill
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Museum | 2008 | Treasure Annual Report 2005-2006 | London | DCMS |
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