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BUTTON

Unique ID: NLM-043384

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy button fragment. Cast flat discoid button front with the stub of a probably separate drawn wire loop brazed to the back. The front bears a rimmed border of cabled appearance, and is bent, probably post-deposition. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1850.

Diameter: 18.2mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 1.2mm, Weight: 2.13gms.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.13 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM29002

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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