NLM-052B2B: Post-Medieval Button fragment

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BUTTON

Unique ID: NLM-052B2B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy button fragment. Pressed metal front detached from a composite button. An anchor and chain appears against a finely lined ground within a cabled border, probably from a naval uniform. Abraded, torn and frayed.Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900.

Diameter: 18mm, Thickness: 0.2mm, Weight: 0.33gms

Class: Uniform

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: 0.2 mm
Weight: 0.33 g
Diameter: 18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th November 2016

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NLM34501

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

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: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE9417
Four figure Latitude: 53.64108035
Four figure longitude: -0.57964636
1:25K map: SE9417
1:10K map: SE91NW
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: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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