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BUTTON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-846952
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper-alloy button from the mid to late 17th century. It has a flat circular body . Decoration consists of a central concave dot surrounded by two circular incised rings. The rectangular shank is comparatively large and thick with a hole centrally drilled. The reverse of the body retains the casting line.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 7.76 g
Diameter: 22.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th October 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Skidbrooke
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 2004 | Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840 | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | 37 | FIG 8.27 |
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