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Description: | Cast copper alloy dress hook dating to the Early Post-Medieval period. The object is rectangular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. It can be classfied as Read Class C, Type 3. The front-plate is decorated with a rectangular panel of cross-hatching. At each end of the object are two transverse ridges. The sheeting backplate is missing. The object has a rearward facing hook which terminates in a break. It has a dark brown patina and is in good condition. A similar example is no.168, p54, Read, (2008).
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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