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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy dress fastener of Post-Medieval date, probably seventeenth century (AD 1600 ?? AD 1700). Length: 40.2mm; width: 25.5mm and 1.7mm thick. Weight: 4.37g.
The fastener is largely sub-oval in plan and has an integral hook which is incomplete due to an old transverse break. At the end opposite the hook, and also at each side, there is a small integral perforated knop. Each perforation, used for attachment, is circular and has a diameter of 2.6mm, one of the side knop is broken due to an old break. The front of the plate is decorated with a moulded floriate motif within a border consisting of small annulets. The rear face is flat and plain.
The object is corroded bit tinning remains on the front.
Bailey (2004 p 100 fig.2.42 and 2.44) illustrates very similar fasteners. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jackson, Jennifer - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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