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Description: | A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable late medieval to post-medieval date. No exact parallel could be found for this object, but the style and decoration suggest that it is a dress hook and probably dates from the 15th to 17th century AD.
The object is made from two pieces, which have been riveted together. The back plate has a convex top edge and tapers to a narrow flat edge at the bottom, from the centre of which extends the remnant of the hook. A circular hole at the top of the plate would have served as a means of attachment. The upper surface of the back plate has recessed decoration depicting leaves.
The upper plate has been cast in the shape of an eight-petalled flower head, with intrictately cast petals and a central rivet, which both adds to the design and serves to secure the two plates together. The surface of the flower head is gilt.
The piece is slightly corroded. It measures 31mm high, by 19mm wide and 7.4mm thick. The weight is 9.45g. | 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: | 1400
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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