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BUTTON

Unique ID: NLM-59C6AC

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy button fragment. Pressed metal hollow composite button comprising a front with a floral design of three blooms with vegetal scrolls, and with a separate backplate from which protrudes the stub of a loop. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.

Diameter: 21.7mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 2.53gms

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: 2.9 mm
Weight: 2.53 g
Diameter: 21.7 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 23rd January 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM31620

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
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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