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CUFF LINK
Unique ID: LANCUM-8FA35F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Complete copper alloy and lead cuff link dating from the later 17th or early 18th century. Flat discoid plate with a bevelled rim and with its hollow back partly filled with lead, attached via short rod to a flat circular back flat which is decorated with two simple incised rings around its out circumference The front bears the motif of paired hearts beneath a crown against a stippled field, and the latter retains faint traces of white metal plating. The grey tint indicates tin in the metal mix. The motif is traditionally associated with the marriage of Charles II (1660-1685) to Catherine of Braganza, and appeared on silver cuff links made in loyal celebration. It was probably adopted more widely for its broader romantic connotations. The lead inset and plating may both have been intended to make a cheap version resemble a more costly cuff link.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 8 mm
Weight: 2.27 g
Diameter: 15 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 9th August 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Papcastle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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