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Description: | A copper-alloy blunt-hooked wire clasp of probable Post Medieval date. The artefact has been made from a single length of wire, bent double to form a simple hook. At the top are two opposing loops, by which the piece would have been sewn to clothing. From here, the hook extends vertically downwards, before sharply angling upwards, forming a (now slightly distorted) 'U-shaped' object. The end of the hook, where the wire is bent over, has been hammered flat. The object is heavily corroded but there are traces of possible gilding. It measures 15.7mm long, 11.5mm wide and 4.4mm thick. The weight is 0.85g.This simple form of clothing fastening, which would have been paired with an eye-clasp, appears to have been used throughout the post-Medieval period and into modern times (see Read 2008: 150-158, e.g. no.583).
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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