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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked eye), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700).The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right to either side of the rectangular eye section. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a possible foliate and floral design within a beaded border. The attachment loops are rounded, and an ornamental knop is present on either side of the tag. The back is plain and undecorated.The hooked clasp measures 37.07 mm in length, 21.43 mm wide and 1.70 mm thick. It weighs 5.0 grams.The hooked clasp is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface and decorational detail.A comparative example has been published as #665 in Read, 2008 (p176) and he has classified them as Early Post Medieval Class A single blunt hooked and eye clasps, Type 8 which have three attachment knops. These are considered to be 17th Century in dating.
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