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Description: | A Post-medieval hooked book clasp dating from c.1550 - 1750. The clasp is rectangular with a wide hook projecting from one end, and flaring at the other. There is a single rivet hole in the centre of the flared end. The decoration on the front starts 6 mm above the flared end with a row of small incised vertical lines followed by a row of rope design. The central design is a planted flower in a flower pot which is decorated with a pattern of diamonds containing a single pellet each. Below the flower pot is another border composed of a further row of rope design and a further row of small incised vertical lines, ending 6 mm from the shoulder of the hook end. This reverse is plain. The clasp has a dark green patina.Bailey (1992) illustrates a hooked book clasp with more precise and detailed decoration, which involves rosettes alternating with diamond-shaped lines of pellets, on page 75, no.19, which is dated from the late 16th to the early 18th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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