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Description: | A copper alloy dress hook dating to the period AD 1550 to 1700.The object has a sub-rectangular loop for attachment to clothing and from this there is an open work motif in the form of two confronted spirals within a heart shaped border. From the bottom of the heart there is a projection would would have curved backwards to form the hook.This object is a Read Class E, type 7 and a similar example can be seen on page 113, no. 456.
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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