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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 2 being shield shaped in plan. The main plate is comprised of a moulded relief and openwork design consisting of a swag and ridged collar at the juncture of the plate and hook and a plain rectangular plate before the integral loop. The hook is circular in section and terminated in an old and worm break. The reverse of is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 28.9mm long, 14.7mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 2.4g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.90, no.313 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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