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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 consists of a moulded relief and open work design featuring a fleur de lis within a linear circle. These features are set within a seven pointed curved-edged star the points of which form peripheral equidistant small rounded knops. A rectangular attachment loop projects from one edge of the main plate and a worn break is present at the opposite point where a hook would have extended.The metal has a shiny brown patina and is worn. The hooked tag is 24.7mm long, 20.1mm wide, 1.4mm thick and weighs 1.9g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.100, no.380 and is dated to the early 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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