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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 circular in plan. The main plate is convex with moulded relief decoration consisting of central domed boss bearing a six-petalled flower, each petal enclosing a pellet, within a beaded border. A trapezoidal attachment loop projects from one edge and a D-sectioned hook extends from the opposite edge terminating in a worn break.The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 31.4mm long, 14.6mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 2.3g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.96, no.353 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
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