Record ID: WMID-1CD7A7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy button dating from the Post Medieval to Modern periods, circa AD1600-1800. The button head is circular in plan view and trapezoidal in section. The face of the button is plain with surface scratches. The circumference of the head is bevelled. The reverse is plain with an intetrally cast suspension loop at the centre. The suspencsion loop is circular. Diameter: 13.45mm. The thickness of the button head is 1.14mm which increases to 6.60mm when including the suspension loop. Weight: 1.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2013
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Record ID: WMID-196D76
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast circular button dating to the Post Medieval period, circa AD1600-1700. Fabric uncertain, probably pewter. The shank is missing. Diameter: 17.21mm. Thickness: 4.90mm. Weight: 4.7g
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 1st April 2013
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Record ID: LVPL-6AB054
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 230 Post Medieval: An incomplete cast copper alloy domed button of 15th to 16th Century dating. The shank is broken. A small pellet (decoration) is present, located in the centre of the front. Diameter: 10.21 mm Thickness: 7.47 mm Weight: 10.2 grams Find was photographed.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tattenhall Rally 2011', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-69F8B4
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rally ID: 219 Post Medieval: A complete cast copper alloy tinned button, with an integral shank & circular loop. The front is flat and undecorated. Consistent with 16th to 17th Century dating. Diameter: 18.61mm Thickness: 8.84mm Weight: 2.8 grams Find was photographed.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tattenhall Rally 2011', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0D35A1
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead or lead alloy button, of Post medieval dating (18th to 19th Centuries AD). The button is circular in plan, with raised symmetrical decoration on the front. A raised central pellet is present, with the rest of the design radiating from that. Eight diagonal rays extend from the centre, separating the button into eight segments. An open trilobed design is present in the middle of each segment. An arched tressure is present around the edge of the button. The back of the button exhibits the design in reverse relief, suggesting that it may have been press moulded…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-736778
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy spherical / domed button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). The button can be described in two parts: the head and the shank. The head is circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The shank is sub rectangular in plan and rectangular / flat in cross section. The head is of the plain / domed / convex style, with no trace of decoration remaining. The shank was cast integrally and consists of a flat sub rectangular plate, located centrally on the rear of the button. The shank has been set at right …
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-20D3F5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy spherical / domed button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). The button can be described in two parts: the head and the shank. The head is circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The shank is sub rectangular in plan and rectangular / flat in cross section. The head is of the plain / domed / convex style, with no trace of decoration remaining. The shank was cast integrally and consists of a flat sub rectangular plate, located centrally on the rear of the button. The shank has been set at right angl…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-DB3646
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete solid cast lead or lead alloy button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval (1500 to 1700 AD) dating. The head of the button is disc (circular) in shape. The front of the button is decorated with five raised pellets, one small one in the centre, and four larger ones arranged around it in a cross arrangement. The reverse of the button is plain and undecorated, apart from exhibiting a casting seam across the centre. The remnants of the attachment loop are present by a rectangular lug located at the centre. The rest of the loop is missing. The button is a mid to dar…
Created on: Sunday 19th June 2011
Last updated: Saturday 7th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BCBE56
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast white metal (probably pewter) button, of Post Medieval (17th Century) dating. The button is sub circular in plan, and convex (domed) in profile. The front of the button is relatively plain apart from a pronounced pellet located at the centre. Three less pronounced pellets are present surrounding the central one in a vague cross arrangement. A small notch has been removed from one side of the button. The back of the button is flat and undecorated. A depression is present in the centre, probably when the original attachment loop was. The button is a mid grey colou…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-BCA633
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast white metal (probably pewter) button, of Post Medieval (17th Century) dating. The button is sub circular in plan, and convex (domed) in profile. The front of the button is relatively plain apart from a pronounced pellet located at the centre. A small notch has been removed from one side of the button. The back of the button is flat and undecorated. The remnants of an iron attachment loop are present. The button is a mid grey colour, with an even shiny patina. The button measures 13.72mm in diameter and is 5.93mm thick. It weighs 2.7 grams. Buttons of this st…
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-329E56
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy spherical / globular button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). Approximately 75% of the button is present, with the head and most of the shank present. The base of the shank has broken across the attachment loop, which is now incomplete. The head is oval in plan and cross section. The shank is sub rectangular in plan and rectangular / flat in cross section. The head is of the plain / globular / biconvex style, with no trace of decoration remaining. The shank was cast integrally and consists of a flat sub r…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2011
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Record ID: WAW-D54564
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval: An incomplete copper alloy button back, of probable 18th Century dating. It is sub circular in plan. The front may once have an animal design present, or there is a possiblity it is an antiquarian Roman revival button, displaying an image from a Roman coin or a reused coin. The back is plain, with the remains of the attachment loop flattened against the button back. It is a mid green colour, with an even patina. It has suffered from a high degree of abrasion with the result that any original decorative image on the front of the button has since been lost. …
Created on: Monday 24th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2011
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Record ID: WAW-62A462
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy solid shank domed button, of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (15th to 16th Centuries AD). Only the head remains from the button, the majority of the shank and the loop have been broken in antiquity and are no longer present. The head is circular in plan and D-shaped (domed in cross section). Part of the shank is still present at the back of the head and consists of a small thin rectangular bar. The loop is no longer present. The button is a dark brown colour and has suffered from a high degree of abrasion. The original surface an…
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2013
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Record ID: WAW-2D8B50
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy button, with attached shank, of Early Post Medieval dating (16th to 17th Centuries AD). The button can be described in two parts: the head and the shank. The head is pyramidal in shape, with a square flat base. The base (underside / back) of the head is plain and undecorated. The front of the head consists of four triangular faces, joined at the apex (tip) of the pyramid. Each of the triangular faces has a plain border, with what appears to be foliate decoration on the interior. These borders form a cross on the surface. However the s…
Created on: Thursday 4th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
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Record ID: WAW-8DC626
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A solid cast, Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval (1500 to 1700 AD) domed lead alloy button. The head of the button is plano-convex in shape, with a flat base and domed top. The front of the button is decorated with an embossed (slightly raised) long cross design with a central pellet in each quarter. The ends of the cross split into two separate ends at the base of the head. The back of the head is plain. Two stumps remain of the shank or stem of the button. They would have originally projected away from the head of the button and joined together to form a loop…
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
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