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STUD FASTENER
Unique ID: BERK-6D97FA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but slightly distorted silver stud fastener, possibly a cuff link or button of Post-Medieval date. The object consists of two sheet plates of silver joined together at the centre of each reverse by an integral shank. The reverse plate is circular and has a maker's mark, possibly [.]R within an oval cartouche. The front plate is octagonal in plan and is slightly smaller than the reverse plate. It is convex at the front and concave at the rear. At the centre is a poorly executed incised flower motif which has four main petals. The style of the flower motif is similar to those often portrayed on eighteenth century cuff links and buttons, and a number of similar items have been recorded on this database, for example CAM-6B31D6, CAMHER-9C1383 and IOW-3DC202, the latter being an almost identical comparision to that recorded here. These cuff or stud links date from the late 17th to 18th century, and as it cannot be securely dated to pre-2014, does not fall under the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1675
Date to: Circa AD 1799
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.26 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 13.75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2014 - Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.526
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Waterstock (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6406
Four figure Latitude: 51.74904966
Four figure longitude: -1.07433635
1:25K map: SP6406
1:10K map: SP60NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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