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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 3 being sub-circular in plan. The main plate is comprised of a moulded relief and openwork design consisting of a pellet and chevron surmounted by a hatched lozenge and a small swag. A rectangular attachment loop projects from the edge above the lozenge and would have been used to fasten the object to a garment. The opposite end bears a worn break from which the hook would have extended. The reverse of the dress hook is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 22.7mm long, 16.1mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 1.6g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.104, no.404 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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