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Cufflinks : Post-medieval
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Ellie Cox, 2013-11-28 17:20:30
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Cufflinks : Post-medieval
Description
English: A pair of silver cufflinks of Post medieval date (AD 1662). The object is in two parts due to a small fracture in one end of the silver wire link at the reverse of the object.

The form of the object is of two circular disks with downturned, bevelled edges, which are bent in places. The face is decorated in counter-relief with two hearts with a crown above. The back has two retained projecting, sub-triangular, silver wire loop, circular in cross-section, through which the broken elongated silver wire joining loop passes.

The decorative pattern on the faces of the object make this a type A cufflink.

Such objects are believed to commemorate the wedding of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662.

Diameter of left cufflink: 16.04mm

Diameter of right cufflink:15.57mm

Length of wire: 15.98mm

Thickness: 4.64mm

Weight: 1.72g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 1662 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1662-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 588879
Old ref: SWYOR-7271B1
Filename: IN0001.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/448242
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/448242/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/588879
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