Buttons

A two-piece sheet-metal button, originally with separate brazed/soldered wire shank, now incomplete; circular; flat; indented sunburst with finely beaded inner and outer circles; traces of gilt in recesses of design.

Object Type

Button

Object Classification

Two-piece

Object Sub-classification

Decorated

Object Description

Object Inscription

Period

Post medieval

Chronology

18th Century

Primary Material

Copper Alloy

Additional Material

Method of Manufacture

Sheet metal

Surface Treatment

Gilded

Weight

Size

34mm dia

References

Comments

Land Type

County

Kent

Discovery Date

Site

Park


Dated	Era	Diameter	Type	Material	Found
No	18-19th Century	28mm	Plain	Copper Alloy	Suffolk
Information	Anglian Detecting Group Rally		Silver Plated	21/11/2010	Arable


Dated	Era	Diameter	Type	Material	Found
No	18-19th Century	32mm	Plain	Copper Alloy	Kent
Information	MHF Club Dig	7.55g	.	29/05/2016	Pasture


Dated	Era	Diameter	Type	Material	Found
No	18-19th Century	32mm	Patterned	Copper Alloy	Kent
Information	MHF Club Dig	7.44g	Gilded	28/08/2016	Arable


Dated	Era	Diameter	Type	Material	Found
No	18-19th Century	32mm	Plain	Copper Alloy	Kent
Information	.	6.62g	Silver Plated	23/12/2015	Pasture 4


Dated	Era	Diameter	Type	Material	Found
No	18-19th Century	36mm	Plain	Copper Alloy	Kent
Information	.	6.62g	Gilded	23/03/2017	Pasture 5