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BUTTON
Unique ID: KENT-31A3CD
Object type certainty: Certain
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A heavily worn and abraded cast discoidal button of 17th century date.
Description: The button is discoidal with a flattened convex and convex back. The front has an irregular incised 6 pointed star within a circle of small crescent, dots and large crscents in the angles. The revers has a rectangular-section shank wtiha rounded end, the suspension loop is covered with iron corossion of uncertain origin. The entire button is a bright green typical of patinated copper-alloy.
Measurements: 25.42mm in diameter, 8.5mm thick and 6.72g in weight.
Discussion: The general form of this button fits a group of 17th century buttons illustrated by Read (2005, 39-45) no. 156 is almost identical.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 8.5 mm
Weight: 6.72 g
Diameter: 25.42 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Preston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2561
Four figure Latitude: 51.30362649
Four figure longitude: 1.22651956
1:25K map: TR2561
1:10K map: TR26SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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