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Description: | Treasure case 2006 T110Silver-gilt dress-hook comprising triangular backplate with pinked edge, applied with three bosses decorated with filigree spirals and knops. Central pin with domed head attached to backplate by butterfly clip which would originally have held a separate element to the front centre, as seen on other surviving dress-hooks of this common type: Treasure Annual Report 2001, no. 148 from Gooderstone, Norfolk. Front gilt. Recurving hook soldered to top of blackplate, original bar attachment now missing but attachment marks visible. Width at widest point: 1.8 cm, height including hook approx 2.2 cm.Representative of a common type, often recorded through the Treasure Act, though missing two elements. 16th Century.In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
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