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A Post Medieval copper alloy button
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2010-08-15 18:22:46
Title
A Post Medieval copper alloy button
Description
English: A Post Medieval cast copper alloy button, AD 1650-1750. The copper alloy button is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. On the obverse there is a narrow border before a sharp step-up to a central circular boss. The boss is flat rather than domed, and is decorated with a simple border of two parallel incised lines at the outer edge. The reverse of the button is gently domed and has an integral attachment loop that projects approximately 8.14mm. On either side of the attachment loop are visible the two holes that indicate the hollow-headed button was cast in a mould (Egan 2005, 50). The button is in excellent condition and has a uniform yellow-gold patina. Egan (2005) illustrates a number of similar buttons, p. 50 ref. 199-204, although most are lead alloys. He suggests that 'this form of button may not have been produced until after the end of the 17th century (2005, 50).

Dimensions: thickness: 9.84mm; diameter: 27.48mm; weight: 11.43g.

Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1650 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 383891
Old ref: LON-76DFD4
Filename: Freeman - button - Mar 10.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/293480
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/293480/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/383891
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Object location51° 30′ 24.12″ N, 0° 03′ 51.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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