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Description: | A complete silver hooked clothes fastener of trefoil form. The fastener is constructed of five individual components. The main element is a backing plate with three spheres each with frilled edges and filigree circle decoration. Centrally is a separately attached frilled cup with a separate central rounded rivet. On the back the hook and the three-sided attachment loop also survive and are soldered to the backing plate. The hook is stamped with a maker's mark ; a shield with a pair of chevrons.
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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