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BUTTON

Unique ID: LANCUM-7B4587

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy Royal Artillery Button 1790 to 1840AD. The button is flat and circular in plan. It has a recessed shield-shaped panel at the front. The panel contains three vertically stacked cannons in relief. In a band above the cannons three bezants are separated by a stack of three cannon balls. The back has a separate soldered copper-alloy wire loop which is bent to one side. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 2.58g.

The shield displays the arms of the Board of Ordnance, which were granted in 1806 and confirmed in 1823.
Similar examples have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: CORN-7F87B1; DENO-7F5211; DENO-EAEBB0; FAKL-FB4AF5; NARC-68C984, NLM-79C9CA; NMS-F2EFD1; SUSS-6D3A93; SUSS-6F5441 and YORYM-812C8C.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1790
Date to: Exactly AD 1840

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.58 g
Diameter: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th September 2018 - Monday 10th September 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Preston (District)
Parish or ward: Woodplumpton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD5034
Four figure Latitude: 53.79988635
Four figure longitude: -2.76061115
1:25K map: SD5034
1:10K map: SD53SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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