SWYOR-94C361: a post medieval hooked tag

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HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: SWYOR-94C361

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete, cast copper alloy hooked tag dating from AD1550-1600. There is a rectangular attachment loop and an openwork body with scalloped edges which is pierced with four circular holes on each side. There is also a central V-shaped decoration containing a cross hatched diamond motif. The hook remains in place, but is slightly bent. The tag has a light green patina. It is 35.2mm long, 17.4mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 3.08gm.

A similar, but incomplete tag is illustrated in Egan, 2005, Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition, page 44, number 153. See also Read 2008 Page 104 plates 402-403.

Notes:

Ref.210

Class: Read Class E type 3 page 104 plates 402-403

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.2 mm
Width: 17.4 mm
Thickness: 2.7 mm
Weight: 3.08 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th November 2011 - Monday 14th November 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1757

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: North Deighton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3851
Four figure Latitude: 53.953706
Four figure longitude: -1.42243
1:25K map: SE3851
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	2005	Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark	London	Museum of London Archaeology Service	44, number 153
Read, B.	2008	Hooked-Clasps and Eyes	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	104	plates 402-3

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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