NARC-7FF353: Post-medieval copper-alloy button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: NARC-7FF353

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy button of post-medieval date. The button is globular in shape, and could be mistaken for a pin head. However, the remnants of a broken attachment loop on the reverse indicate that it was in fact a button. It measures 12.41 mm long and 11.75 mm wide. It is 7.91 mm thick. It is likely to date to the 16th or 17th centuries.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12.41 mm
Width: 11.75 mm
Thickness: 7.91 mm
Weight: 4.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st February 2010 - Sunday 28th February 2010

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
Parish or ward: Gnosall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ7918
Four figure Latitude: 52.759194
Four figure longitude: -2.312619
1:25K map: SJ7918
1:10K map: SJ71NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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