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Description: | A Post Medieval silver gilt hooked tag weighing 3.78g. The plate is a trefoil measuring 17.16mm in length and 18.14mm wide with a notched or scalloped outer edge. There is a hollow domed boss soldered to the front of each lobe 4.79mm high, though the lower one is missing. These are each decorated with three single-stranded rope-twist filigree wire circles, with a raised pellet 1.68mm in diameter in the centre of each dome. Pellets of average 1.35mm in diameter are used to decorate the centre of the rope twist circles. Pellets have also been placed in the subtriangular spaces between the rope twist filigree circles. Each pellet has the same filigree wire as the circles set closely around the base. However errors in application mean that three of the pellets in the subtriangular spaces have slipped off of the filigree wire settings and another has been overheated melting the surrounding wire design. The two upper lobes are bent back slightly too approximately 45 degrees. There is damage that has caused a 4.40mm long split in the back plate between the upper right and central lower lobes when looking at the tag from the front though the split is possibly more visible on the reverse. In the centre of the plate is a silver rivet, with a prominent smooth spherical head measuring 4.18mm in diameter. Comparison with other examples suggests that this rivet once held in place a sheet flower, though there is no evidence remaining on this example. The rivet's shank has a rectangular cross section and passes through a circular perforation in the centre of the plate and is then folded flat on the reverse to hold the elements together. On the reverse of the upper two lobes are scars from an attachment loop, which would have been separately made and soldered into place but is now missing. The scar on the back-plate suggests that this attachment loop had a rectangular cross-section and measured approximately 10.89mm long and 3.19mm wide. Comparison with similar hooked-clasps of this date would suggest that the attachment loop is likely to have been a horizontal rectangular bar. On the reverse of the lower lobe is a separate sharp recurving hook which is soldered in place. The shaft of the hook has a rectangular cross-section measuring 2.79mm in diameter, where it is soldered onto the back-plate. The rest of the hook's shaft is of circular cross-section. The hook which has a total curved length of 26.65mm, has been bent approximately 14.21mm along its length and folded back on itself and the tip is touching the reverse of the lower lobe, this suggests it has probably subsequently been bent further than intended. No makers mark is present. This type of fastening was common during the 16th century AD and was used to secure items of dress, likely restricted to female clothing. This object has been reported as treasure according to the Treasure Act 1996.For examples see: Treasure Annual Report (TAR) 2004 p.129 & 290, fig 274 (2004T283) TAR 2004 p. 131 & 291, fig 283 (2004T483) TAR 2005-2006, p. 143 & 367, fig 653 (2005T142) TAR 2005-2006, p. 144 & 368, fig 657 (2006T468) & 659 (2006T604) TAR 2005-2006, p. 145 &369, fig 664 (2006T110) TAR 2007, p. 144 & 390, fig 328 (PAS: BH-01C693; 2007T26)
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