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BUTTON
Unique ID: NLM-1922E0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy button. Cast discoid button with a slightly concave front bordered by an overlapping series or spiral rays, each billeted, and probably drawn with the aid of a hand-operated machine. A cast and drilled loop is set centrally on the back, and bears traces of file finishing. A grey tint may arise from tin in the metal mix. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850
Diameter: 15.7mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 0.8mm, Weight: 1.70gms
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 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Diameter: 15.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM41384
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North East Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hatcliffe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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