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Description: | A copper alloy Post medieval hook-piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. The body of the hook is oval and convex, the front being decorated with a flower and foliate design (perhaps a fleur de lis) inclised on a stippled field. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex and one at each side of the blunt wide hook which bends forwards. There are traves of a white metal coating. The reverse is hollow. The dress fitting is 38.6mm long, 16.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. 6.85g.An identical example is number 630 on page 169 of Read's Hooked Clasps and Eyes (2008).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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