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Description: | A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from about 1550 - 1650 AD. The body is sub-oval in shape with a slightly domed front and has a shell-like decoration; the undecorated back is smooth and slightly concave. There are two pierced knops for attachment at one end of the body, flanking a now missing rectangular fastening loop. At the opposite end there would have been another pierced knop for attachment but this has been broken off. The catch plate has a light green patina. A complete example of the same design is SUR-11C176, and compare also WILT-20E648. The Surrey record notes that the clasps belong to Read's Class A, Type 7.Length: 29.1mm; Width: 17.1mm; Thickness: 3.2mm; Weight: 3.89g
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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