Record ID: BM-580595
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-gilt dress pin with spherical head divided in half by transverse band; each hemisphere decorated with applied filigree in the shape of circlets and knops. Recurving pin. The find has been analysed and has been found to have a silver content of approximately 98%.
Created on: Tuesday 12th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-7CADD2
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval silver disc probably from a cufflink dating to the late 17th century. Curator's report: Silver disc decorated on one side with thin attachment loop on the other, probably one part of a cufflink. The link is crushed so as to make the decoration illegible apart from the rope border. Period: late 17th century Discussion: The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Europe, British Museum Dimensions: thickness: 1.07mm…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Henley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-C09A34
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Small gilded silver hooked tag comprising central book-shaped section with seven projecting knops, and foliate finial at the top covering the base of the recurving hook soldered onto the backplate; also on the backplate a soldered rectangular bar attachment. Engraved on the front, which is gilded, at the centre of the book, with a single letter, possibly a capital A with a line above (?) or possibly a K. Length: approx. 1.8 cm including hook. English, probably 16th Century. The orientation of this letter raises the question as to which way round the item was worn as a hook, probably t…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2009
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soulbury area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-AC8337
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver fob seal, fluted handle terminating in a single attachment loop. The die engraved with a shield, mantling and crest of a griffin passant. The shield engraved with a central lateral bend with three flower heads on it, and two birds above and two below. These arms unidentified. 17th Century. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Tuesday 17th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Mandeville area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-0A3C95
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver seal-die, matrix with broken-off loop attachment in two pieces. Matrix engraved with bleeding heart pierced by two arrows beneath a stylised eye. Imagery and form suggest a 17th Century date. Report for Coroner by Dora Thornton
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-679C67
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver button, circular and made from silver sheet, samped design above a flaming heart pierced by flaming arrows. On the back there is a shank and loop attachment. Late 17th century. Can be compared with other buttons \& cdufflinks recorded throuigh the Treasure Act which share the same design, dimensions and decoration: compare TAR 2005-6 nos 615-6 for a pair of cufflinks with this device [slightly smaller]and a button like this one, with the same dimensions. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the provisions of the Treasure Ac…
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Hampden area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-575178
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast silver medal with decorative scrolled border pierced top and bottom for attachment to clothing. Double-sided: on the obverse a profile bust of Charles I , and with his consort, Henrietta Maria, on the reverse. The portrait types are well-known from Medallic Illustrations, I, p. 357, 223. Presumably made for a Royalist supporter in the Civil War or Interregnum. Compare TAR 2003 no. 274 in which a similar model has only the profile of Charles I with initials of a local supporter on the reverse. Mid 17th Century. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualif…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Medmenham area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-01A584
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT A Post Medieval silver incomplete mount probably dating to the 16th century. Description Silver decorative mount, two vegetal scrolls with two small holes for attachment within the design. Back flat and tooled. Left side slightly damaged and possibly other elements missing. Probably 16th Century, and part of a larger artefact, such as a dagger chape, or perhaps as it is, a mount for a leather or textile belt. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Henley-on-Thames', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-017538
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver object possibly a weight. The object is made from sheet metal, cut to form a pointed silver oval. There is no decoration nor maker's marks. Curators report: Silver oval artefact, made from thin sheet, flat. Undecorated and no sign of fixtures for fastening. Possibly a weight to be sewn into clothing, but impossible to date. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections Dimensions: length: 19.80mm; width: 21.53mm; thickness: 0.38mm; weight: 0.48g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Friday 3rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Henley on Thames', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-9EB090
Object type: TERMINAL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2005 T396 A Silver Terminal (?) Silver cast terminal (?), hollow with cable ornament scrolling up from lower opening and round into two projecting spirals, with a boss at the centre of each. Length: 2 cm. Weight 10.7g Analysis shows the object comprises an alloy with a silver content of 95-97% and copper content of 3-5%, with traces of lead and gold present. The object has been examined by five curators responsible for collections ranging from Romano-British to Post-medieval, and all have failed to identify this object. Therefore, given the undiagnosti…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hastoe', grid reference and parish protected.