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Description: | A complete post medieval dress fastener dating to the period c. AD 1550 to 1700. The object features a sub circular recessed plate with a border around the outside. There is no decoration inside the border. There is a sub-rectagular loop which would have been used to attach the object to a garment. There is a projection opposite the loop which curves back on itself to form a hook. There is some decoration around the hook's attachment to the plate but this is quite worn.This object is a Read (2008) Early post medieval Class E, Type 3 and there are many examples on pages 91 to 94.
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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