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Description: | A cast copper alloy dress fastener of probable seventeenth century date. The flat tear drop shaped catch-piece measures 38.4mm by 21.4mm by 2.1mm and weighs 5.9g. At one end is a rectangular loop. The plate is pierced by a small hole on each side, both about 5mm from the loop. At the other end there is a protruding multi-foliate knop which is pierced by a central hole. The front of the plate has moulded decoration in the form of four-petalled flower surrounded by scrolls and further floral motifs. There are traces of silvering or tinning on the front. The catch-piece would have had a corresponding hook-piece.
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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