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Description: | A silver gilt dress fastener dating to the post-medieval period. Probably the catch piece from a hook and eye fastening. The plate of the fastener is curvilinear in outline. On the front the central element is decorated in relief with a cherub head with outstretched wings flanking it. The head projects forward from the plate and has stylised facial features comprising eyes, nose and mouth. The wings are decorated with rows of shallow recesses to represent feathers. Above the head and wings are two small, sub-circular attachment loops (probably for sewing in to fabric) with a small knop between. Below the face and wings is a larger, single sub-circular loop (probably the catch piece for a hook element). The front of the fastener is glided. The back is flat and undecorated but retains some trace of gilding. Such dress accessories are generally of high silver content and date from the 16th to 17th century. Similar examples have been recorded as ESS-F12A68 (2010 T255), ESS-205795 (2009 T502) and GLO-E6C434 (2011 T168). This example is probably 17th century in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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