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BUTTON

Unique ID: NLM-17FC2C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy button. Flat discoid button with a separate cast loop brazed to the back. The front bears a spiral holly leaf motif against a finely lined and bordered field. The back bears maker's details: EDWARD FIELD . BIRMINGHAM. Gilded front and back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.

Diameter: 20.5mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 1.7mm, Weight: 4.67gms.

Inscription: EDWARD FIELD . BIRMINGHAM

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 1850
Date to: Circa AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 4.67 g
Diameter: 20.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2015

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM30722

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winteringham (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9114
Four figure Latitude: 53.61465305
Four figure longitude: -0.62588526
1:25K map: SE9114
1:10K map: SE91SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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

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