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Description: | The object is a pin from a brooch. It is made from cast copper alloy. The pin has an oval section and tapers towards a blunt point. In plan the pin is quite straight, but the lower portion is slightly bent. The upper terminal forms a small portion of the spring by forming a single terminal before the pin is broken. This break is not a recent break. Within the coil is a fragment of iron, which was probably the axis bar of the brooch, around which the spring was coiled. The surface of the pin has developed a grey/green patina. It measures 47.17mm long and 7.84mm wide across the coil. It weighs 2.4g. The object is a Post Medieval dress hook, made from cast copper alloy. The body of the dress hook is sub-drop shaped in plan with moulded decoration. The centre has a 'V' with an inverted triangular shaped with regular cross-hatching on the surface. Either side of this is four conical shaped cells. The edge of the body is moulded with a scalloped border. The upper edge of the body has an integral rectangular loop protruding. The loop allows the dress hook to be stitched to the garment. Integral to the lower edge of the body is the hook. This protrudes from the centre of the lower edge. The hook tapers to a blunt broken point. In section the hook is semi-circular. In profile the hook forms a '' shape, which is likely to be due to damage rather than being intentional. The surface of the dress hook is covered with a matte green patina. The dress hook measures 31.99mm long and 16.59mm wide across the body. It weighs 2.8g. Margeson (Margeson, S. 1993 Norwich Households: Medieval and Post Medieval Finds From Norwich Survey, Excavations 1971-78. East Anglian Archaeology 58) illustrates a similar example, No. 72, and dates these types of objects to the late 16th to 17th centuries.
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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