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BUTTON
Unique ID: WMID-8485AC
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete white metal, probably pewter button, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1700)>
Around 50% of the button is present, consisting only of the head. The attachment loop is missing.
The head of the button is domed with a circular base. The reverse is flat. The front of the button has been decorated with a moulded double rose, with a circular border at the base. The remains of the attachment loop can be seen on the back, as two circular depressions.
The button has a diameter of 10.3 mm and is 6.7 mm thick. It weighs 3.0 g.
The button is a dark grey colour, with an even surface patina. Although it is silver like in appearance, consensus among colleagues at Birmingham Museums Trust is that it is a white metal, most likely pewter. This metallic composition has not been confirmed using the XRF equipment.
A similar silvered copper alloy button has been recorded on the PAS database as SWYOR-E36CAB, and is considered to be 17th Century in dating.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.7 mm
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 10.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 19th February 2017 - Sunday 19th February 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: White metal
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Wigginton and Hopwas (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK1704
Four figure Latitude: 52.6334888
Four figure longitude: -1.75024963
1:25K map: SK1704
1:10K map: SK10SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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