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Description: | A cast copper-alloy dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 3, of early Post-Medieval date. This artefact has a circular plate, the upper surface being relief moulded, and six evenly spaced open-work circular perforations being present. The plate of the dress hook has a beaded engrailed edge followed by two thin parallel linear circles in relief that form concentric circles. Within the inner circle are six thicker and intermittent curvilinear lines that are parallel to the concentric circles and outer edge of the circular plate. These represent the outer edges of rose petals. Within the space between the outer concentric circle and edge of the rose petals the six open-work circular perforations are positioned above and between the gaps between each petal cutting through the fainter inner concentric circle. At the centre is a single raised pellet. The plate of the dress hook has a diameter of 19.65mm and thickness of 1.96mm.Above the plate is an attachment loop, trapezoidal in plan, in the same plane as the plate. The loop has a height (upper edge of plate to external edge of loop) of 5.87mm and width along the horizontal bar of 16.31mm. The loop has a sub-trapezoidal/sub-triangular cross-section.Below the plate, at the junction between the plate and hook, is a double ribbed collar on the upper surface that has a length of c.3.56mm. The hook emerges below the collar, tapering slightly for a length of c.11.00mm before curving backwards to form the hook which terminates in a point. The hook has a 'D' shaped cross section with the reverse surface being flat.This artefact has been cast in one piece. Weight is 4.87g, total length is 40.73mm.See Read, B. Hooked-Clasps & Eyes. 2008, Portcullis Publishing, p.98, nos.363 & 364.
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