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POST MEDIEVAL BUTTON
A Post Medieval copper alloy button, dating to the 16th century. The button is domed with an integral shank, slightly off-centre on the back. There is a drilled perforation towards the end of the shank to attach it to clothing. There is a cast decoration on the dome, consisting of a voided saltire with a pellet in each quarter.A similar style of decoration can be found in Read (2005, 72, no. 267) …
Subject
- archaeology - POST MEDIEVAL
Type of item
- BUTTON
- Button
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 1500
- 1500
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Uttlesford
Identifier
- ESS-75FFCB
Year
- 1500
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:29:32.563Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:23:27.671Z