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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-D861BA
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead possible button. Flat discoid object with an integrally cast lug on the back. This is folded back against the reverse of the disc, and may represent an integrally cast loop as yet undrilled. The front bears a central motif of a plant with small flower and two side fronds, flanked by the letters [possibly C or I] M - the C, if this is intended, is reversed, whereas an I would be heavily seriffed. This may be a homemade version of a commemorative costume accessory, of which the best known class are cuff links celebrating the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza. The lettering here is different, and may refer to private individuals. An alternative identification as a cloth seal of similar date was considered. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1680.
Diameter: 20.0mm, Thickness (front, clear of 'loop'): 1.2mm, Weight: 5.86gms.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1680
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 5.86 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29735
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Market Rasen
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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