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Description: | A copper alloy dress hook, Read class E, type 3, dating from the early post-medieval period, AD 1500 - 1650. It has a flat-topped, sub-circular body with a rectangular attachment loop above. On the upper part of the body, below the attachment loop, are two horizontal, oval perforations. The centre of the body carries a moulded openwork design, possibly floral, but now difficult to distinguish. At the base of the body is a narrow, D section curved hook. The reverse of the tag is plain and unmarked. It has a rough, dark brown patina. It is 28.3mm long, 15mm wide and 5.6mm thick. It weighs 1.86gm.A similar tag is illustrated in Read, 2008, Hooked Clasps and Eyes, page 100, number 375.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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