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Description: | A cast copper-alloy dress accessory being the looped fitting from a hooked tag of probable post medieval date (1600-1700). The plate of the hooked tag is broadly oval in plan with a series of projecting looped knops (some of which have been pierced) positioned evenly around the central plate. An integral rectangular loop (which has broken) is present at one end. This loop (female) would have taken the opposite hook (male) fitting and acted as a closing device on a cloak or dress. The fitting measures 39.3mm in length, 21.9mm in width, is a maximum of 1.9mm thick, and weighs 6 grams. The plate of the looped fitting has a central possibly floral decoration formed from a series of curvi-linear ribs and pellets. This central cast design is enclosed within an oval panel with a border formed of pellets in a raised rope-like pattern. The central element consists of a bewigged head enclosed within loops creating a flower petal like pattern. The reverse of the hooked tag is plain and flat. The hooked tag is of a mid brown-green colour and has an even but abraded patina that covers all surfaces of the artefact. The function of these fittings is not certain; they may have been used as dress fasteners or they may have had a variety of other uses. A direct parallel for this example has not been found, but the style of wigged face suggests a 17th (possibly late 17th century / Restoration) date.
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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