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Description: | A complete copper-alloy hooked tag of composite three-dimensional construction. The plate is trefoil in shape, measuring 19.6mm in length and 21mm in width. The plate consists of a flat back plate attached to a front plate, probably using solder. The front plate has three protruding bosses, which appear to be hollow; on each of these bosses there is a four-petalled flower design formed of copper-alloy wire. There are also small pointed-oval wire leaves in between each boss. The centre of the front plate is damaged, as is one side. The outer edge of the back plate, which is larger than that of the front plate, has decorative U-shaped nicks cut into it.
On the reverse, the top two foils are joined by a rectangular loop made from a separate strip of copper alloy (14.mm in length and 2.5mm in width), whose ends penetrate the back plate and are soldered onto it. The lower foil has a complete hook soldered to and projecting from the centre of its lower edge. This hook measures 10mm in length and 1.5mm in width; it turns backwards abruptly to form a U-shaped curve and terminates in a sharp point. A trace of gilding can also be seen on the back face; it is therefore likely that the entire tag was gilded originally.
This hooked tag is similar in composition and size to another copper-alloy hooked tag from Coddenham, Suffolk (see SF-3F47B4) and one from Battisford, Suffolk (see SF-414FC1). They all have a trefoil backplate with a front plate of three decorative bosses. It is also similar to several silver examples (see SF-B4E5E7). It is early post-medieval, 16th century in date. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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