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Description: | A silver dress hook/hooked tag of 16th century AD date. A classic 16th Century type as often reported through the Treasure Act.
The head has a triangular pinked backplate and trefoil ornament. Three lobes with applied filigree knops and spiral decoration. At the centre a dome-headed pin attached with butterfly clip to the backplate, holding a small silver petal-shaped element at the centre front. On the back, recurving hook and rectangular bar attachment soldered on.
Measures 22.2mm long, 16.8mm wide and 8.6mm thick. Weight is 3.76g.
Treasure number 2007 T26. | Subjects: | Hooked tag | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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