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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: YORYM-619515
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T483
Post-medieval silver-gilt dress pin of trefoil form applied with three hemispherical bosses. The bosses are decorated with filigree decoration and knops. Hole at centre of trefoil-shaped backplate indicates that there was originally a separate flower-head element on the front, attached to the backplate with a butterfly clip, as seen in Dora Thornton and David Mitchell, "Three silver Tudor dress-hooks", The Antiquaries Journal 83 2003, p. 490 for similar hook with maker's mark from Petersfield, Hampshire. Front is gilded. Original hook and bar plate now missing. Approximately 1.2 cm along each side. 16th Century. The precious metal content of the dress hook fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%. See Treasure Annual Report 2002 no.133 for similar fragment from the Isle of Wight, and ibid. no. 138 for trefoil shaped hook with three plain gilded bosses.
Notes:
Acquired by Yorkshire Museum Trust under the Treasure Act.
TVC valuation: £175
Class: Read Class D Type 6
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: York Museums Trust: Yorkshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T483
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.3 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Thickness: 5.9 mm
Weight: 2.03 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 2004
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2004T483
Museum accession number: YORYM : 2009.48
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
To be known as: Ebberston and Yedingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton, D. and Mitchell, D. | 2003 | Three Tudor Silver Dress Hooks | London | Society of Antiquaries. | 490 |
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