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BUTTON
Unique ID: IOW-E99D15
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy livery button (c. 1750-c. 1850).
The attachment loop is missing.
This button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. The front has a raised design consisting of a cockerel facing left with closed wings. The cockerel is perched on a possible gauntlet over a heraldic cushion. The rear face has the stub of a soldered or brazed attachment loop.
The front of the button has a white metal coating.
Diameter: 15.0mm; thickness: 2.4mm. Weight: 2.08g.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.4 mm
Weight: 2.08 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th July 2015 - Sunday 5th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-2-14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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