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Description: | A complete copper alloy dress hook dating to the early post medieval period, c. 1550 to 1700.The object has a square frame for attachment to a garment. There are ridged arches extending from the attachment loop in a horseshoe shape. The sides of the arches have three outward points on each side. There is a circlular hole in the centre of the object with the hook projecting away from the arches. There are two collars near the base of the hook which tapers to a point and curves backwards. There are similar examples in Read (2008), see numbers 301 and 302 which are both Early Post medieval Class E, Type 1.
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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