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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: BH-FFAF9B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval copper-alloy hooked tag.
The object comprises an oval plate with ropework border, surmounted by an inverted-trapezoidal hanger, with a rearward hook at the base. The design on the plate takes the form of a relief-moulded, draped female bust, which faces towards the hook. The hanger and hook are both of trapezoidal section, the latter tapering to a damaged point.
Length: 35.4mm; width: 15.7mm; thickness: 2.8mm. Weight: 2.64g.
A parallel for this hooked tag is illustrated and described by Brian Read (2008: 94, no. 335). Similar examples on the PAS database, albeit with male busts, include BH-E872A2 and BH-97F565.
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.4 mm
Width: 15.7 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 2.64 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/31 - 6
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Woburn
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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