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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval dress fastening. This component of a dress fastening is the ??eye?? and not the ??hook??. The body of the dress fastening is an inverted sub-drop in plan with a rectangular loop along the upper edge. At the lower tip and either side there are three integral lugs with circular perforations. The upper surface is decorated with annulets and linear grooves forming a floral design. The upper surface has traces of a white metal alloy coating. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface of the dress hook has a matte grey patina. The dress hook measures 39.58mm long and 29.24mm wide across the body. It weighs 5.4g.
The dress hook dates to the 17th to early 18th century. | Subjects: | 'Eye' | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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