BERK-92D38F: Post-medieval button: Personal button

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BUTTON

Unique ID: BERK-92D38F

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A worn and damaged, possibly clipped silvered copper alloy livery button of post-medieval date. The button is circular in plan and the silver sheet on the upper side bears the Royal crown above the letters B&BJ, which are intertwined. The reverse of the button is missing the central knop and loop. This button probably dates from the late 19th to early 20th century AD.

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 1870
Date to: Circa AD 1910

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 17.9 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: OXPAS2017.390

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Cherwell (District)
To be known as: Tadmarton

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: BERK
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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