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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Dress Hook of Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1600). Read Class E, Type 3. The object is composed of one piece sub-ovate plate with moulded relief, openwork and integral, tapering recurved hook. The integral, rectangular attachment loop, upper portion of the plate and the lower recurved portion of the hook are all missing due to old and abraded breaks. The decorative pattern consists of a central chequered lozenge with a single open work hole to the left and right hand edge. The back of the object is smooth and undecorated. The metal is a dark brown in colour with a predominantly smooth patina.Read (2008), P 104, No 403. Length: 22.20mm, Width: 14.73mm, Thickness: 1.70mm, Weight:1.0 g. ickness: 2.02mm, Weight: 1.5g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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