badge
- Museum number
- 2001,0701.1
- Description
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Silver-gilt badge in the form of a recessed roundel with two concentric circles forming a deep frame with denticulated edges. The centre is engraved with a crowned "I". The reverse of the badge is soldered with the flattened section of a recurving pin which has been broken off at the point where it doubles back towards the body of the badge. Possibly a livery badge.
- Production date
- 16thC(early)-16thC(mid)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 25 millimetres
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Weight: 11.09 grammes
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Depth: 5.50 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Possibly a livery badge which would have been sewn onto clothing. Analysis by X-ray fluorescence produced a silver content of 97 per cent.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2005-2006 25 Jul-13 Jan, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
2005 12 Feb-26 Jun, Newcastle, Hancock Museum, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
2004-2005 1 Oct-15 Jan, Manchester Museum, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
2004 30 Apr-21 Sep, Cardiff, National Museums & Galleries of Wales, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
2003-2004 21 Nov-14 Mar, London, BM, Buried Treasure: Finding Our Past
- Condition
- Good
- Acquisition date
- 2001
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2001,0701.1
- Additional IDs
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Treasure/PAS number: T152 (Treasure number)
