Record ID: LANCUM-FB10DA
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, domed copper alloy button with a hollow back, into which the shank, which is broken, is fixed. The face is decorated with a moulded, regular floral design, and has been gilded. The makers name is moulded around the edge on the rear of the button. It has a dark green patina.Similar buttons can be found in Read, dated to the post medieval period Dimensions: It is 15.5mm in diameter and 5.5mm thick, it weighs 2.42g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3F9B6B
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular copper alloy livery button that with the remains of silver plating. It has the initials LV set in a representation of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order - an eight pointed star formed of parallel lines of varying lengths. A crown is set in the top of this. Dimensions: It is 20mm in diameter and weighs 3.83g
Created on: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-61C597
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy moulded button. It is circular, with a countersunk circle in the centre, in which are two holes for fixing. The back is plain. Similar examples on the database, such as OXON-B41DA1 and  IOW-BAF095 are dated to the medieval period Dimensions: It is 28mm in diameter and 3mm thick, it weighs 17.38g
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1C486F
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver plated livery button with square fastener. The button is biconvex and hollow. On the front a border is formed with a slightly raised moulding around the edge. The central image is of the head of a griffin, facing left and resting on a wreath with crossed spears behind it. The fastener is square with a central circular hole, and is moulded as part of the button. The makers name is moulded into the back of the button and is OLLIVANT. The griffin was a popular motif in heraldry, and it may be that this particular deisgn was not for a specific family but a generic design. …
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-903CE3
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to early Post Medieval lead alloy button. It is circular in plan and domed in section. The outer face is damaged but is decorated with what looks like a stylised floral pattern with a central raised pellet. There is the stub of a broken off attachment loop on the inner face. Dates to between c1450 and c1600 AD. Diameter 26mm, thickness 13.5mm, weight 13.5g. 
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B7D8F2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
NEED COMP A copper alloy button. This is in the form of a shallow cone wiht a flat base. The top is decorated with eight regular lines moulded in, which extend from the central hole to the edge of the button. The base has no decortaion, only the central hole. Dimensions: It is 25mm in diameter, 9mm deep and weighs 17.64g
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B414D9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy button, sometimes known as tombac or dandy buttons. It has a flat outer face, is circular in plan. In the centre of the rear there are the remnants of an attachment loop. The outer face is decorated with an incised pattern of dashes producing a stylised flower sprig. The button has a white metal coating, except for the remnants of the loop and its mounting. It probably dates from between c1750 and c1830 AD. The diameter is 25mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight is 4.19g.
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Padiham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AD0C37
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy button. It is circular in outline and slightly domed. It has a pattern moulded into it. Around the circumference are four what may be stylised thistle heads, formed of a circle-within-circle with a triangular shape with dots filling it coming out from this. Between these are stylised petals made of two arcs with a central leaf shape.There are larger dots around the circumference. The back is plain, the fastening loop is broken, only a small stump remains. There is a casting line across the back and two small indentations, which may be  post-depositional.&nbs…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cliviger', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-82F636
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval cast lead-alloy button dating to c.AD1500-1700. It is circular and domed with a concave back. On the reverse is a casting seam and a bent integral attachment loop. It has a white patina. It measures 12.37mm in diameter, and weighs 4g. See for comparison: SWYOR-03EAEE.
Created on: Friday 9th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 19th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7563F7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy button of Post-Medieval date (c.AD 1600-1800), likely dating to the Stuart period of the seventeenth century. The button is discoidal and flat. There is a central moulded relief decoration in the form of a trefoil in white enamel, with only two petals remaining. The central raised pellet is also just an outline. The quadrants between each petal are enamelled with blue and red. The back is plain and there is a broken D-shaped attachment loop. Documentary evidence from c.1652 suggests this sort of enamelled button was priced at 2d. a pair, significa…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7B4587
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: 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 Antiqu…
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-2D2C9C
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval three-piece composite biconvex discoid uniform button, probably of die stamped halves with a drawn wire loop which passes into the back. The button is domed with a convex front, the reverse is concave. The front is decorated with an engraved stylised flower consisting of a six pointed inner ring of sepals within a circle with slightly raised pimple centre, which is in turn contained within incised lines probably added with the aid of a hand-operated machine. On the reverse near the loop the button has a stamped mark, probably of the maker, which is hard to …
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 4th June 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-68ECD4
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy two piece button, sometimes known as tombac or dandy buttons. It is flat and circular in plan with a soldered shank on the back. The outer face is decorated with a finely incised feathered border. The back has the remnants of a central loop for thread. There is some damage to the edge of the button. The button has a remnant coating, probably some form of white metal. It probably dates from between c1675 and c1800 AD. The diameter is 27mm and the weight is 4.52g. Similar records on the database include NLM-F80432.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-68E1E2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy two piece button, sometimes known as tombac or dandy buttons. It is flat and circular in plan with a soldered shank on the back. The outer face is decorated with a machined pattern consisting of an outer stylised flower around a central stylised star, sunburst or flower. The back has a central loop for thread. The button has a remnant white metal coating, possibly a silver wash. It probably dates from between c1675 and c1800 AD. The diameter is 28mm and the weight is 4.11g. Similar records on the database include YORYM-76C531 and LANCUM-83C68A.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-C95AE2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button probably dating 1700 to 1800AD. The button has what appears to be a floral decoration with a loop on the back for attachment. The diameter is 36mm and the weight 5.63g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-F6B348
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy tombac button Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1700 - c. AD 1800. The button has a rope circle decorated centre. The diameter is 28mm and the weight 0.72g.
Created on: Friday 7th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-F6AA5E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy tombac button Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1700 - c. AD 1800. The button is decorated with what appears to be a floral centre. The diameter is 31mm and the weight 6.42g.
Created on: Friday 7th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9B45BB
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button of John Holker MP for Preston 1854-1882. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 7.12g. He was a British lawyer and politician. He sat as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston from 1872 until his death ten years later. He was first Solicitor General and later Attorney General in the second government of Benjamin Disraeli. He was born in Bury, Lancashire and educated at Bury Grammar School. After being articled to a solicitor, he was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1854, where he was later a bencher, and treasurer in 1875. He joined the Northern Circuit, and …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-6841AC
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a copper alloy solid discoidal flat button decorated but now illegible dating 1700 - 1800AD. On the reverse the attachment loop has broken off. There are similar buttons in Bailey (9.46, 9.52 etc.) which are given an 18th century date. Bailey, G., 2004 Buttons and Fasteners 500BC - AD1840 Essex : Greenlight Publishing, 9.46, 9.52 etc.The diameter is 21mm and the weight 2.35g.
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-311A93
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button probably relating to the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia or Manchester militia although it is also similar to the Furness Curassiers dating 1898 which was raised from the Silverdale area in Lancashire. Very similar to LANCUM-E317D7. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 3.05g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.