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Description: | An incomplete Post-medieval silver gilt composite dress hook. 16th Century date.The body is rectangular with eight knops placed equidistant around the body; three of which are missing. this area is gilded. In the centre is a raised rectangular panel without traces of gilt with an unbarred letter A stamped or etched into it. Soldered on the reverse are the remains of a recurring hook.Similar example scan be found from Houghton, west Sussex (2007 T205, PAS ID: HAMP-5C0711), Wiveton, Norfolk (2008 T613, PAS ID: NMS-F307D5) and Broadstairs and St Peters, Kent (2012 T507, PAS ID: KENT-D532A1). Examples similar to this have been classified as Class D, Type 1 by Read, 2008, p60-61.
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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