File:A Post-Medieval lead alloy button dating 16th to early 17th century. (FindID 577838).jpg

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A Post-Medieval lead alloy button dating 16th to early 17th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-09-25 14:55:07
Title
A Post-Medieval lead alloy button dating 16th to early 17th century.
Description
English: A Post-Medieval lead alloy button dating 16th to early 17th century. The button is circular with a convex face and back. The button has an integral shank leading to two incomplete loops (forming an m shape), the end of one of the loops is broken and missing. The shank is irregular for most buttons, which often only have a single loop (Margeson, 1993, 20; Read 2005: 69).

Dimensions: diameter: 11.54 mm; weight: 3.93 g.

Reference: Margeson, S.1993. Norwich Households: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey Excavations 1971-1978. East Anglian Archaeology Report No. 58.

Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1500 and 1650
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 577838
Old ref: LON-2E1982
Filename: 54-Button-GCH13.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/440613
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/440613/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/577838
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Object location51° 28′ 37.92″ N, 0° 00′ 19.78″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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