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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-E16C93
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy button. Probably die stamped oval button with an incised petalled motif at the centre of its front; this was probably drawn by hand-operated machine. A boss on the back retains a separate drawn wire loop. A silvery tint may arise from tin in the metal mix. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900.
Length: 16.7mm, Width: 13mm, Thickness (clear of boss and loop): 1.3mm, Weight: 2.05gms.
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 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.7 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 2.05 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 29th October 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM34840
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Owston Ferry
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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