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Description: | Copper-alloy hooked tag. It is an elongated trapezoidal shape in plan, with the narrow edge at the bottom. In profile it is semi-circular, with slight side flanges and a hollow reverse. A small portion of a separate copper-alloy backplate remains, and there is evidence of soldering along the edges. The solder is a grey matte metal. The front of the hooked tag is decorated with cross-hatching within a linear border. An integral hook protrudes from the lower edge. The hook is only 2.6mm wide, and is incomplete. The break is not recent. The surface of the hooked tag has patches of a red copper corrosion. The length, from the terminal of the broken hook to the upper edge is 31.9mm, the maximum width across the body is 15.1mm and the maximum thickness is 7.3mm. It weighs 5.55g. These dress hooks are dated to the 16th century. Numerous examples have been reported through the Treasure Act (1996) and the Treasure Annual Report 1998-1999 illustrates a similar one in Figure 214.
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