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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 3 being circular in plan. The main plate is convex with moulded relief decoration consisting of a five petalled double rose devise. A trapezoidal attachment loop projects from the upper edge of the plate and a D-sectioned hook extends from opposite, curving backward and tapering to a sharp point. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 33.3mm long, 13.9mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.2g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.95, no.346 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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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