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Description: | A cast copper-alloy hooked tag of probable early post medieval date (1500-1650). The plate of the hooked tag is sub-rectangular in plan with an integral rectangular loop at one end and a hook at the other. The plate measures 24.8mm in length, 16.4mm in width and is 1.8mm wide. The rectangular loop has an internal measurement of 9.3mm x 5mm. The hook has been formed by bending back the tapering end of the plate. It is semi-cylindrical (D shaped) in section and measures 11.8mm long, 2.6mm wide, and is 1.5mm thick. The hooked tag weighs 2.6 grams. The plate of the hooked tag has a floral decoration. This is formed from both cast and pierced elements. In the centre of the plate is a circular pellet with a twelve pointed star, formed from small cast triangle wedges, around it. This forms the centre of a flower. Arranged around the twelve pointed star are six semicircular pierced holes, which represent six flower petals. At the base of the flower, on the same axis as the hook, is a linear ridge (stem) and two sub-oval cast lines (leaves). Around the very edge of the plate are a series of decorative cast ridges and knops. The reverse of the hooked tag is plain and flat. The hooked tag is of a mid brown-green colour and has an even patina that covers all surfaces of the artefact. It is also slightly asymmetrical due to abrasion in the plough soil. Similar hooked tags can be seen in Sue Margeson's book: Norwich Households. 1993: pp 16-17, figures 71-75. Margeson dates these hooked tags to the early post medieval period, specifically the 16th and early 17th centuries. The function of hooked tags is not certain; they may have been used as dress fasteners or they may have had a variety of other uses.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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