Record ID: NMS-9AC40C
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: 17th-century silver cufflink element decorated with crowned hearts, together with the oval wire loop that originally joined it to the other element. It is circular, originally with a flat centre and a shallow downturned rim with an out-turned edge. The rim is now bent and cracked. The flat area has a recessed centre enclosed within a raised edge. The centre has a stippled background, a pair of counter-relief heart shapes, one next to the other, and a crown over both. The crown is neatly made, with a wide lower band decorated with four dots, a…
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-DD53CC
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver cufflink element, octagonal with down-turned sides and a slightly convex front engraved with a contour line and an elaborate quatrefoil. A D-shaped loop of silver wire is soldered or welded to the centre of the slightly concave reverse. The decoration is very similar to that of many other examples, cf. NMS-A017A6. Weight 1.29g. Diameter 17mm. Thickness / length 5.3mm. c.1725 - c.1800.
Created on: Friday 22nd September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: NMS-12E6C2
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval octagonal silver cufflink element, with edges down-turned at an angle and in places distorted. The abraded flat front is decorated with stamped ornament, comprising a border and a central motif. The border consists of a groove within a ring of annulets and the central motif of a flower, made up of a cross-hatched central circle surrounded by eight trefoil petals. On the reverse is a D-shaped of circular-sectioned wire, probably secured with solder. The cufflink element measures  c.13 x 12.8mm, and is 4mm thick including the loop and 2.5mm thi…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
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Record ID: NMS-019E8E
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Complete post-medieval silver cufflink of Lewis's Form 1, Type A, consisting of two circular elements joined by a loop. The two circular elements are identical, both decorated with a crown above two hearts on a stippled background within a raised rim. Each crown has a wide curved base with four dots along it; there are two arches above, each with jagged tops, alternating with three projecting fleurs. The hearts are side by side below, and are undecorated. All three elements fit the space tightly.   The edges of the circular elements have down-turne…
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
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Record ID: NMS-4D5537
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cufflink element, missing all of its edge. What survives is the flat centre, decorated in the middle with a crudely engraved hexagon, with very short lines radiating inwards from its concave edges. In the centre is a circle with even shorter, finer lines radiating outwards; the two sets of short lines do not meet. The circle has another circle, or possibly heart shape, within it which is filled with parallel grooves.  Surrounding the concave-sided hexagon are hints of eight dished areas, one of which retains a tiny fragment of original edge. This is straight, suggesting th…
Created on: Monday 28th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: NMS-D9E26D
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver cufflink element. It is circular, pressed into a hollow shape with flat top, down-turned wall and out-turned rim. The flat top has a raised rim, and the sunken centre within is decorated with a counter-relief heart over two crossed arrows (heads downwards) with a flame above. The reverse has an attachment loop made from round-section wire, now bent.  Dimensions: Diameter 14.mm, overall thickness including loop 5.0mm, weight 1.0g. Discussion: This is Lewis's type B, flaming heart with two arrows, a fairly common type; see NMS-499371 for a co…
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-A017A6
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
18th-century silver cufflink element. It is octagonal, flat with a down-turned rim, and has engraved decoration. This consists of a double incurved line along each side, and a four-petalled flower or quatrefoil in the centre. Each of the petals is emphasised with a short curved groove just inside each outer edge, and there is a small secondary petal or sepal peeping out from behind in the angle between each petal. The centre has a circle filled with cross-hatching. On the concave reverse is a D-shaped loop with some internal wear. It measures 11.7mm square and is 4.8mm thick incl…
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
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Record ID: NMS-499371
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post-medieval silver cuff-link consisting of two small circular elements joined by an oval wire loop. The circular elements are identical; each has a flat raised centre surrounded by a step down to an out-turned rim. The flat area of each is stamped with a heart over two crossed arrows (points downwards) with a triangular motif of four flames (apex upwards) above. Each reverse shows traces of the design, and also has a loop of circular-section wire; these loops are joined by a separate oval loop of similar wire which has a lump at one end…
Created on: Saturday 11th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 30th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near King's Lynn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-476AD2
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: 17th-century silver cufflink with crowned hearts. The cufflink consists of two circular elements linked by an oval wire loop. The circular elements are identical; each has a flat centre and a shallow downturned edge. The flat area has a ridged border, and is decorated within this with two heart shapes, one next to the other, and a crown over both. The crown has a wide lower band decorated with a row of dots, and a flaring vertical central lobe above, flanked by a pair of arches with serrated upper edges and perhaps trefoils within each arch. The down-turned edges…
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Record ID: NMS-7CF888
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver cufflink element, now slightly crushed. It is circular, and has a down-turned edge, most of which is now bent. The front of the cufflink has a raised border; within this, the centre of the cufflink is sunken with raised relief decoration of a crown above a pair of clasped hands apparently wearing gloves; there is a pair of grooves across each slightly flared wrist. Below the pair of clasped hands, which stretch across the centre of the object, are two small hearts, each with a pellet above which may signify a flame. The reverse of the c…
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2021
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: NMS-63312A
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: One element from a silver cufflink. It is circular, and would originally have had a down-turned edge, but most of this is neatly broken off and now missing. Around the surviving edge is a reserved border with a scalloped inner edge consisting of about 28 small conjoined circles. Within this, the centre of the cufflink is sunken and stippled. A reserved, raised design within consists of a crown with three crosses alternating with two arches above a pair of clasped hands; there is additional engraved detail on both these motifs. Below the pair of clasped hands, which st…
Created on: Monday 8th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-E8AA82
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Complete silver cufflink consisting of two circular button-like elements joined with an oval silver link made from circular-section wire with no obvious seam. Each of the circular elements is flat, with a down-turned edge; on the reverse of each one is a D-shaped loop made from circular-section silver. They have identical decoration of a sunken stippled background, with a repoussé heart reserved in the centre over two crossed arrows (points downwards, and a rectangle of fletching uppermost). A drop-shaped reserved element with three curved grooves in its upper, narrower …
Created on: Friday 13th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weeting', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5B90BF
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: One half of a silver cufflink. It is circular, flat and has a ridged and then down-turned edge with a crack at one point. The front is decorated with a crown over two hearts, in relief on a speckled background. The crown is neatly made with a cross visible at either end, then an arched element, and in the centre a flaring element topped with an engraved saltire. There is a row of dots along the band of the crown The reverse has a squarish loop which looks worn. The whole object is slightly bent. Dimensions: Maximum diameter 15.8mm, thickness including loop 4.25mm, we…
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2021
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Record ID: NMS-DE0CE8
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval die-stamped sheet silver cuff link element with a down-turned edge and a wire loop attached with solder to the reverse. The face is decorated a pair of concentric rings. Diameter 10mm. Weight 0.615g. 18th century.
Created on: Friday 25th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 25th September 2020
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Record ID: NMS-7B5EC2
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Circular silver object, probably a cufflink element but possibly a button. It is flat with a slightly down-turned edge. The front has a repoussé profile bust of Queen Anne looking left, wearing drapery around the shoulders fastened by a six-lobed brooch. The hair is gathered up but the details are unclear; she may be wearing an ear-ring and perhaps a comb with a circular loop. An inscription around the edge reads (in front of the head) ANNA.DE and (behind the head) GRA. (Anne by the Grace of God). The bust and inscription are contained within a plain ridged border with w…
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2020
Last updated: Monday 6th June 2022
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Record ID: NMS-C8D60B
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post-medieval silver cufflink made from two circular hollow sheet elements joined by an oval silver wire link. Each element has a slightly domed front made from pressed sheet, with a beaded border of short radial ridges and a central facing bust with long curly hair, prominent facial features and a large crown. One of the fronts is dented. Each element also retains a separate flat sheet backplate, with an integral central loop flanked by a pair of small circular perforations. The two loops are linked by an oval silver wire link which is almost long enough to allow them to…
Created on: Thursday 26th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: NMS-6FD936
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post-medieval silver cuff link element. A circular disc with a down-turned edge, now partly missing and bent out of shape in places. The front has a stamped repoussé design of a pair of small, separate hearts with a crown above, on a stippled background (Lewis 2013, Type A). The reverse of the disc has the stubs of an integrally cast attachment loop (old breaks). Dimensions: Surviving diameter 12.6mm, probable original diameter c. 13mm. Thickness (including stubs of integral loop) 3.7mm. Weight 0.5g. Discussion: This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-l…
Created on: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: NMS-E83A7C
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval silver button or cufflink element, the obverse depicting a bust of Queen Anne in relief surrounded by the inscription ANNA ·/ D · G within a plain circumferential border surrounded in turn by a beaded border running around the edge of the plate. The back is flat with a central circular attachment loop. Diameter: 13.5mm; thickness (excluding loop): 1.1mm; thickness (including loop): 5.2mm; weight: 1.3g. Circa. AD 1702-1714. A number of similar examples have been reported as potential Treasure and are recorded on the PAS database including: NMS-6EC513 (2019T53); HAM…
Created on: Friday 17th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2022
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Record ID: NMS-DC0AD8
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post medieval silver cuff link element or button. A circular disc with a down-turned edge, now bent out of shape in places, or missing due to breakages. The obverse exhibits a stamped repoussé design of clasped hands with two hearts below and crown above on a stippled background (Lewis, 2013, Type A). The reverse of the disc exhibits an integrally cast attachment loop, now bent out of shape. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.5mm, thickness (including loop): 3.3mm, weight: 0.5g. Date: c. AD 1660 - 1714. Discussion: This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: NMS-0F4439
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post medieval silver cuff link element. A circular disc with a down-turned edge, now bent out of shape in places. The obverse exhibits a stamped repoussé design of a flaming heart pierced by two arrows in saltire on a stippled background (Lewis, 2013, Type B). The reverse of the disc exhibits an integrally cast attachment loop. Dimensions: Diameter: 15.5mm, thickness (including integral loop): 2.5mm, weight: 0.7g. Discussion: This motif, commonly found on 17th-century cuff-links and buttons, may have celebrated the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Brag…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunburgh', grid reference and parish protected.