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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LON-886933
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Post Medieval silver gilt dress hook dating to the 16th century.
Curator's report: Small silver-gilt dress hook, comprising trefoil-shaped backplate decorated with applied knops and spirals, gilt, and with re-curving hook soldered onto the back at the apex. The front gilt. On the reverse, rectangular bar attachment soldered on.
The silver is badly-abraded and worn.
16th Century, a common type, compare Tar 2005-6 no. 654 and 663.
As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Dr Dora Thornton, British Museum
Dimensions: length: 18.84mm; width: 11.96mm; thickness: 6.18mm; weight: 1.76g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Declared Treasure but returned to Finder as Museum unable to acquire
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T35
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.84 mm
Width: 11.96 mm
Thickness: 6.18 mm
Weight: 1.76 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd January 2010
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2010T35
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: London (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Greenwich (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Greenwich West (London Borough Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3877
Four figure Latitude: 51.47513765
Four figure longitude: -0.01433411
1:25K map: TQ3877
1:10K map: TQ37NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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