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Post medieval cufflink
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Norfolk County Council, Erica Darch, 2011-12-02 15:49:48
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Post medieval cufflink
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English: Post-medieval silver cufflink consisting of two discs with downturned edges, joined by an ovoid wire link engaged with a loop soldered to the reverse of each. The front of both discs is decorated in counter-relief with a heart surmounted by a flame and transfixed by a pair of crossed arrows. This device is commonly found on 17th-century cufflinks (S. Thornton in Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 139 no.615). Cufflinks began to become popular in c.1675 (Read 2005, 98). Diameter 12mm. Weight 1.38g. Late 17th - early 18th century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 1675 and 1750
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1675-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 475510
Old ref: NMS-761DE7
Filename: 2011_T832.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/358829
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/358829/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/475510
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