Record ID: HESH-A55651
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy button dating from the late Medieval period to the early Post Medieval period, circa AD 1500-1700. The button is circular in plan. The section is irregular. The face of the button has a crude moulded decoration comprising of a central, slightly larger raised pellet, within a circle of 8 surrounding pellets. Slightly raised lines radiating from the central pellet to each of the surrounding pellet, like the spokes of a wheel, are just discernible. The circumference of the button is decorated by 14 pellets. The reverse of the button is plain and flat. A…
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
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Record ID: HESH-3A0D26
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy biconvex button of late medieval to early post medieval date, circa AD1500-1600. The head of button is solid. The head is circular in plan and convex at the front and back. The integrally cast shank has a sub-rectangular section at the base with a rounded loop. The pierced circular perforation has an approximate diameter of 3.1mm. The button is undecorated with an uneven green / brown patina. Discussion: Similar buttons are recorded in Read: 2010, p61-2, fig 205-214 which are dated to the late 15th to 16th centuries. The examples in Read have longer sha…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
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