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Description: | An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress fastener of Read's Class F, Type 1, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The dress fastener has a T shaped terminal, and the vertical line of the T expands to a moulded transverse collar, below which is an openwork heart. A rounded knop projects outwards from each side two thirds of the way along the heart. The fastener narrows at the base of the heart before expanding out to a wide collar, the terminals of which curve slightly upwards. A moulded groove is present just below the collar, and the fastener narrows to the hook. This starts to curve towards the reverse but terminates in a worn break. There is a green patina on the surface, as well as traces of a white metal coating.The dress fastener measures 29.27mm in length, 18.89mm in width, 1.87mm in thickness and weighs 3.50g.Cf. Read (2008) p.187, no. 703 and HAMP-D68FC5 on the database.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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