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Unique ID: SOM-454FE7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A Modern silver dress hook. Treasure Case 2009 T560. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections, Department of Prehistory and Europe, British Museum, provided the following report:
Silver(?) heart-shaped hook with impressed design of a flower and two holes for attachment. Design and facture indicate a modern date, probably early 20th Century.
Notes:
The find dates to later than 1709 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T560
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.04 mm
Width: 12.18 mm
Thickness: 2.92 mm
Weight: 0.47 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th September 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Entry 020546
Treasure case number: 2009T560
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Whitelackington CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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