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A Post Medieval lead alloy and glass cuff link fastener
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-05-13 21:07:39
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A Post Medieval lead alloy and glass cuff link fastener
Description
English: A Post Medieval lead alloy and glass cuff link fastener dating late 17th - mid 18th century. This cuff link is discoidal with a convex front and back. There is an inset, faceted, green glass stone set within the lead alloy cuff link. The lead alloy section has been decoratively cast with a beaded rim and two linear grooves below. There is a little damage and part of the beaded rim is missing. The shank has been cast integrally with the button; the shape is slightly distorted but it is complete. There appear to be remains of gilding over the top of the green glass; very small patches survive at the edge of the glass near the beaded rim. The link and other fastener which would comprise this cufflink are missing.

Read (2005:99) illustrates two very similar examples nos. 391 and 392 although they have differently coloured glass the construction and decoration is the same. Read suggests a date range of late 17th - mid 18th century and notes examples are also known in silver and gold. Similar examples are recorded on the PAS database e.g. LON-CD52E3

Dimensions: thickness: 13.09mm; diameter: 12.26mm; weight: 2.37g.

Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1650 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 559406
Old ref: LON-B97211
Filename: GreenCufflink-LON-B97211-Mar13.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/426318
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/426318/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/559406
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Object location51° 30′ 41.76″ N, 0° 01′ 43.23″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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