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Description: | A cast silver-gilt composite dress hook; the back plate is trifoliate in plan with notches around the edge. The reverse of the plate has damage where the loop was originally attached and is now missing. There is also on the lower lobe a discolouration where the separate hook was originally positioned and has recently fallen off. The hook, however, is not missing. It is a sub-U shape in profile, has a circular section, with one terminal tapering to a sharp point, the other flattened and originally soldered to the back plate. The outer face of the back plate has a large hemispherical boss on each lobe. Each hemisphere is decorated with three single-strand 'rope-twist' filigree wire circlets and a domed pellet at the apex. In the centre, between the three bosses, there is a smaller hemisphical headed stud which is visible on the reverse of the back plate as it protrudes through a central perforation. Beneath the hemisphical head of the stud there is a separate decorative collar thereby forming a flower; the collar forming the petals. The petals are trapezoidal with a high-relief pellet which was probably originally stamped or impressed. The outer face of the dress hook and pin are silver gilt, with the exception of the decorative central collar which remains silver. The dress hook measures 21.81mm long, 16.37mm wide, 7.11mm thick and weighs 2.4g.Dress hooks of similar form have been reported in recent years under the Treasure Act 1996. Prompted by the reporting of these artefacts through the Treasure Act (1996) Gaimster et al (Gaimster, D. 2002 'Tudor Silver-Gilt Dress Hooks: A New Class of Treasure Find in England' Antiquaries Journal Vol. 82 p. 157-196) wrote an article discussing them, and dating the dress hooks to the 16th century. In this article similar examples are illustrated, for example No. 1. Similar silver-gilt examples have been reported as treasure for example Treasure case Nos. 2012 T297 (IOW-6CD1A5) from the Isle of Wight and 2011 T867 (NMS-0A8C23) from Norfolk.Dress hooks such as this are also made in copper alloy and have a white metal coating to give the appearance of silver, for example WAW-4547E7 from Worcestershire. However it is apparent from a visual examination that, in this case it is made from gilded silver. Thus in conclusion, in relation to the Treasure Act (1996), the find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1712. It therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act (1996) in terms of precious metal content and age.
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