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A Post Medieval silver button
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West Berkshire, Kate Sumnall, 2007-03-29 14:58:47
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A Post Medieval silver button
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English: A Post Medieval silver button dating to the 17th century. Curator's report: Date: 17th Century Discovery: Found by J Dunford in February 2006 while using a metal detector on the foreshore, and recorded by Kate Sumnall, FLO for Greater London. . Description: Spherical head in two hemispherical sheets with wire loop. Stamp maker's mark 'RW' in rectangle. X-ray fluorescence analysis carried out at the British Museum confirmed a composition of approximately 93% silver and 7% copper. Dimensions: Diameter 15mm; Weight 2.61g Discussion: This item is more than 300 years old and composed of more than 10% precious metal, and therefore should be considered Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act 1996. Author: G Egan, National Finds Advisor Date: 30 April 2009
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 176004
Old ref: LON-BC17A3
Filename: Dunford - Post Med button.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/134402
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/134402/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/176004
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