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CUFF LINK
Unique ID: HESH-3C0E43
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval / early modern (probable 18th century) silver cufflink. The extant cufflink is one part of a single cufflink or cufflink element / disc. It consists of a single pressed silver octagonal disc which is missing its soldered D shaped attachment loop / staple on the reverse. The hoop would have originally been linked by an elongated oval silver wire loop which would have been threaded through the attachment hoops. The front disc of the link is slightly domed with turned down edges and a concave reverse. The design on the front face is a that of a stylised flower with six petals. It is contained within an octagonal border formed from eight conjoined arches. No maker's marks are visible.
The cufflink element measures 12.2mm length, 12.4mm wide, is 2.1mm thick, and weighs 0.6 grams.
Notes:
This item does not qualify as treasure under the 1996 Act due to it not being more than 300 years old at date of discovery (2013). It would also not qualify as treasure trove as it is most likely a casual loss rather than deliberately concealed object.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.2 mm
Width: 12.4 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00662
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cleobury Mortimer
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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