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Description: | A complete copper alloy dress fastening (eye section), dating to the early Post-medieval period (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The fastening is oval in plan, with one attachment loop at the narrow end and two at the opposing end either side of the rectangular eyelet. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a possible scrolled foliate design within a beaded border. The attachment loops are rounded, and an ornamental knop is present on either side of the tag, although these are now quite worn. The back is plain and undecorated.A comparative example has been published in Read (2008:176 no 665) and he has classified them as Early Post Medieval Class A single blunt hook and eye clasps, Type 8 having three attachment knops. These are considered to be 17th Century in dating.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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