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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy dress hook of post medieval date (1500-1700AD). The tag consists of a pentagonal plate with a central hollow delineated by a circular moulded ridge. Surrounding this is moulded decoration indicative of a floral design, with triangular projections around the edge. At one point of the pentagonal plate is a larger projecting but broken hook. The remaining section of hook is bent forwards whereas hooks would have traditionally bent over backwards towards the flat and smooth reverse face of the tag. This suggests the hook here was bent post-use and has broken due to this.Other hooked tags have an attachment loop, and parallels to this example have rounded loops as described by Read (2008, p.119). A loop no longer remains on this example, however two of the edge projections appear to have worn breaks indicating they once extended to form such a loop. Read displays tags of similar design and categorises them as 'early post-medieval Class H single sharp-hooked clasps'. Within this he includes the following examples from the database: SOMDOR-963C34, and BH-644F84. It is unclear whether the central hollow described here would have housed a separate centre-boss.The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 18.53mm in length, 16.34mm wide, 1.58mm thick, and weighs 1.54g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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