SWYOR-6A4C37: PAS 1003 hooked tag or dress hook probably dating from 1450-1600

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HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: SWYOR-6A4C37

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy hooked tag probably dating from 1450-1600. The body of the hook is sub-rectangular, and openwork consisting of two heart shapes with the point of each touching the apex of the other. There are raised knops at each junction. A hook descends from the apex of the lower heart and bends backwards. The loop extends from the apex of the other hearts and is triangular. The tag has a dark brown patina. It has a length of 34.03mm, width 12.25mm, thickness 2.22mm, weight 1.84g. For similar objects see Egan 2005. Material Culture in London in an age of transition p. 44 nos: 152-157. See also Read 2008 page 111 Class E type 6 plate 445-447.

Class: Read Class E Type 6 page 111 plate 445-447

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

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

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34.03 mm
Width: 12.25 mm
Thickness: 2.22 mm
Weight: 1.84 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 4th January 2010 - Friday 18th June 2010

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Hambleton (District)
Parish or ward: Whorlton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NZ4802
Four figure Latitude: 54.411196
Four figure longitude: -1.261944
1:25K map: NZ4802
1:10K map: NZ40SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Egan, G.	2005	Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark	London	Museum of London Archaeology Service	44	152-157
Read, B.	2008	Hooked-Clasps and Eyes	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	111	Class E type 6 plates 445-447

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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