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Description: | An early Post-Medieval (c. AD 1500-1600) silver gilt dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 5 (Heart-shaped/ Ovoid) (Read 2008, 71). The dress fastener is complete, with both the attachment loop and hook intact, however the latter has been flattened slightly and now bends to one side. The plate is largely flat and has a lobe on each side, with a rounded knop on either side bordering the hook. The plate is decorated with a raised foliate design, consisting of a five-petalled flower, the upper petals forming a rounded protrusion on the upper portion of the plate. The flower motif is contained with a raised triangle, the lower of which bifurcates to form a curling scroll which forms the lower rounded knop on either side of the plate. There are a number of raised pellets dispersed throughout the design.The reverse of the dress fastener consists of a separate soldered sheet attachement loop which sits on the upper portion of the reverse. Below this, attached to the approximate centre of the reverse, is the hook. It has been flattened on the reverse of the plate and extends between the lower rounded knops. It is circular in cross-section and curls back towards the reverse of the plate, terminating a sharp hook.The object measures 17.7 m in length, 11.9 mm wide, 5.6 mm thick at the attachment loop and 8.0 mm thick including the hook. It weighs 1.98 g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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