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BUTTON
Unique ID: SWYOR-9AC21E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A decorated copper alloy button of post-Medieval date, AD 1650 - 1750. The head is hemispherical, flat on the underside and domed on the upper side. There is a central raised dot, surrounded by a design consisting of a narrow groove above six eqidistantly spaced pentagons, separated by groups of three short, horizontal grooves. The remains of an integral attachment loop are visible on the underside. The button has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 13.3mm in diameter and 6.6mm thick. It weighs 3.18gm.
Similar buttons are illustrated in Bailey, 2004, Buttons & Fasteners, 500BC - AD 1840 page 53.
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 6.6 mm
Weight: 3.18 g
Diameter: 13.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017 - Friday 30th June 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3002
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Geometric
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Cadeby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5100
Four figure Latitude: 53.49424097
Four figure longitude: -1.23273523
1:25K map: SE5100
1:10K map: SE50SW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, G. | 2004 | Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840 | Essex | Greenlight Publishing | 53 |
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