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Description: | Medieval dress fastener; cast copper alloy lozenge-shaped plate, probably from a dress hook which has now lost its hook. This hook probably dates from the 14th or 15th century. The plate has three raised, circular domes running in a line across the centre, along the shorter axis. Above the line of domes there is a rectangular hole cut into the plate, possibly for attachment. Below the line of domes there is a decorative pattern scratched into the metal in tiny zig-zag lines (so-called 'wrigglework'). The design forms an inverted triangle, following the shape of the plate. A vertical line connects the base of the triangle to the apex and there is a shorter line to either side, extending from the base partway down towards the apex. The reverse of the plate shows the concave back of the domes with the remains of a narrow strip of copper alloy attached to the plate just below the central dome. This is broken off but would presumably have extended to form the hook.Length 33.0mm, width 26.3mm, thickness 3.2mm, weight 4.89gRefs: See other examples on the database, such as SOM-8D2618 and HAMP-D10EB3Also see 'Norwich Households' (1993, pp. 18-9, no. 81) and 'Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast' (2008, pp. 216 and 218, no. 3038)Bailey, G. 'Buttons and Fasteners 500 BC - AD 1840' (pp. 95, no. 12.14)
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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