Artifact Gallery (SF-LB-234)
Linked Buttons (SF-LB-234)
Image File Names:
SF-Links-18AN339-82-1.jpg
Photographer:
Sara Rivers Cofield
Artifact Owner:
Credit Line:
Courtesy of Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section & the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
Contact for Access:
Anne Arundel County Lost Towns Project
Citation:
Object Number:
SF-LB-234
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Material:
silver, copper alloy
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Description:
Undecorated round silver button face with copper alloy corrosion. When intact, this button was probably copper alloy with silver plating, but now the thick plating is what survives best. The shank and link are missing.
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Notes:
Site Number:
18AN339
Site Name:
Java
Site Date Range:
c. 1652-1890
Lot Number:
82
Context Description:
Unit 12, Stratum 2, N1070 W1050
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Dimensions:
0.5" (13 mm)
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Diameter:
0.5" (13mm)
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Link Length:
N/A
Link Type:
N/A
Link Material:
N/A
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Shape:
Circle
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