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A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy openwork button, late 18th century.
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2010-03-10 10:25:34
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A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy openwork button, late 18th century.
Description
English: A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy openwork button, late 18th century. The large button is circular in plan and has been cast with an openwork pattern and an internal attachment loop. The ostentatious button consists of a central circular disc, surrounded by vertical ovals arranged in a ring, creating openwork wedges, and topped with a solid border. The border has been decorated with incised rays, and alternate ovals contain impressed S-shaped petals. The central disc has two incised rings, one inside the other, and in the centre a sexfoil flower with wavy tendrils all defined in punched pellets. The reverse of the button is undecorated but has a prominent central casting seam running across it. Projecting from the centre of the reverse is the internally-cast attachment loop. The entire button has a bright yellow-gold patina with patches of dark discolouration.

Dimensions: thickness: 1.14mm; diameter: 36.11mm; weight: 7.93g.

Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1750 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 287665
Old ref: LON-05ECA7
Filename: Pilson - openwork button - Nov 09.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/241477
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/241477/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/287665
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Object location51° 30′ 33.84″ N, 0° 04′ 59.19″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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