PAS-8B1092: Treasure case 2006 T352: post-medieval silver-gilt dress fitting from Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire.

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DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)

Unique ID: PAS-8B1092

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Report on post-medieval silver-gilt dress fitting Circular dress fitting with pinked backplate and solid hemispherical centre, decorated with applied filigree circles and knops. On the back, soldering indicates location of original recurving hook. The shape, facture and ornament accords well with the hemispherical heads of Tudor dress pins, frequently reported through the Treasure Act. The lack of a rectangular bar attachment may indicate that this was one of a number of small but heavy dress ornaments rather than the conventional dress-hook of a type well-documented under the same Act. 1.88 cm diameter. 16th Century. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 18.8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2006 T352

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Cottam

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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