Rights Holder: North Lincolnshire Museum
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-12C7C2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead alloy button. Cast plano-convex section plain button with marks on the back suggesting the loss of a separate drawn wire loop; bearing a high polish. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1550.
Diameter: 11.3mm, Thickness: 6.5mm, Weight: 3.37gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 3.37 g
Diameter: 11.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 26th February 2017
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35556
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Elvington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: NLM-EBD947
Object type: BUTTON
Broadperiod: MEDIEVAL
Lead Alloy Button. Solid cast plano-convex button with the stub of an embedded copper alloy wire loop on the back; polished glossy. Suggeste…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-3B831A
Object type: BUTTON
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
: Lead alloy button. Cast plano-convex button front with rust stains on the back indicating the loss of a separate drawn ferrous wire loop. T…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: NLM-6F7D9F
Object type: BUTTON
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
Lead alloy button. Cast discoid plano-convex button front with a central knop surrounded by short incised radial lines terminating at a broad…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618