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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: SUR-9CB451
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A late medieval or early post medieval hooked clothing fastening. The fastening is circular with closely-spaced projections on the frame which enclose a floral quatrefoil. The hook is wide and thick. The separately-attached loop on the back is missing.
Notes:
The fastening belongs to Read's Early Post Medieval Class D, although no precise parallel has been found.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.61 mm
Width: 12.61 mm
Weight: 2.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 18th April 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 10.583
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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