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Description: | A complete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1650. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 5 being trefoil in plan. The main plate is an openwork trefoil knot design with a D-shaped section. An integral D-shape sectioned hook extends from the lower curved edge of the bottom loop of the knot. A raised knop, possibly representing a human facing mask, is present at the junction between the loop and hook. Two small sub-circular details, possibly representing roses, mark the join between the main plate and the sub-rectangular attachment loop. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated.The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The dress hook is 27.4mm long, 18.9mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 1.9g.A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.110, no.437 and is dated to the early post-medieval period.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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