File:A complete post medieval, copper alloy cuff link or cuff button representing Admiral Samuel Hood dating the the AD 1780 -1794. (FindID 827049).jpg

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A complete post medieval, copper alloy cuff link or cuff button representing Admiral Samuel Hood dating the the AD 1780 -1794.
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Stuart Wyatt, 2017-01-26 14:55:18
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A complete post medieval, copper alloy cuff link or cuff button representing Admiral Samuel Hood dating the the AD 1780 -1794.
Description
English: A complete post medieval, copper alloy cuff link or cuff button representing Admiral Samuel Hood or his brother Admiral Alexander Hood, dating to AD 1780 -1796. Each fastener is oval and depicts Admiral Hood in incised profile facing right with 'AD HOOD' below. Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (12 December 1724 - 27 January 1816) became a rear admiral in 1780, vice-admiral in 1787 and full admiral in 1794. Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, KB (2 December 1726 - 2 May 1814) became a rear admiral in 1780, vice-admiral in 1787 and Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom in 1796. The rear of the fasteners is undecorated. Each fastener has an integral looped shank and are joined by a cast openwork hooked link. A similar openwork hooked link is illustrated in Reed (2005:130 fig.506).

Dimensions of individual fastener: length: 15.15mm; width: 11.71mm; weight: 2.33g

Reference: Read, B. 2005. Metal Buttons C.900BC - AD1700. Portcullis Publishing, Langport, Somerset

Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1780 and 1796
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 827049
Old ref: LON-9389FA
Filename: LON9389FA.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/599119
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/599119/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/827049
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Object location51° 30′ 24.12″ N, 0° 03′ 51.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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