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WAW-F94136: Post Medieval dress hook (plan, profile and reverse).

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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: WAW-F94136

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A Post Medieval cast copper alloy dress hook. The dress hook is made of a single piece of cast copper alloy. The reverse plate of dress hook is missing. The body of the dress hook is an elongated trapezoid in plan. In section the body is semi-circular with slide flanges. The outer face of the dress hook body has a moulded criss-cross design. There are traces of a white metal alloy remaining at the edges. The reverse of the body is concave with an open upper edge. The lower edge has an integral tapering hook which curves forming a ‘U’ shape in profile. The sides of the body has solder traces, and traces of the plate which is now missing. The surface of the dress hook has a developed mid green patina. The dress hook measures 30.63mm long, 14.87mm wide and 11.66mm thick. It weighs 5.8g. The dress hook is the ‘lantern’ type and date to the 16th century (Gaimster, D. 2002 ‘Tudor Silver-Gilt Dress Hooks: A New Class of Treasure Find in England’ Antiquaries Journal Vol. 82 p. 157-196.)

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30.63 mm
Width: 14.87 mm
Thickness: 11.66 mm
Weight: 5.8 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st May 2008

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Aston Cantlow (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1758
Four figure Latitude: 52.219951
Four figure longitude: -1.752573
1:25K map: SP1758
1:10K map: SP15NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Gaimster, D., Hayward, M., Mitchell, D. and Parker, K. 2002 Tudor silver-gilt dress-hooks: A new class of treasure find in England London The Society of Antiquaries

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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