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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 8 being figurative in design. The main plate is decorated with a convex moulded relief design featuring a multi-petalled flower with domed boss centre decorated with a saltire with a central pellet and pellet in each quadrant.A rectangular attachment loop projects from one edge of the plate and the remains of a D-sectioned integral hook extends from the opposite edge. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 22.9mm long, 14.6mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 2.6g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.114, no.462 and is dated to the earl Post-Medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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