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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: IOW-F44904
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked tag (c. 1500-c. 1625 AD). Read Class E, Type 2.
This tag is moulded at the front and flat at the rear. It has a sub-rectangular attachment loop that has a width of 9.0mm and the opening is sub-oval. The plate is shield-shaped in plan and has five holes forming openwork, two at each side that are one above and a central one at the bottom. The two at each side are irregular and the bottom one is circular. At the front, dividing the plate from the hook, there is a small horizontal ridge. The hook is 'D'- shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. It tapers downwards in width slightly, curves rearwards through 180° and terminates with a blunt point.
It is a matt green colour and may have been tinned.
26.4 x 12.1 x 5.1mm. Weight: 1.25g.
Compare with published examples (Read 2008: 89-91).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
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 1625
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.4 mm
Width: 12.1 mm
Thickness: 5.1 mm
Weight: 1.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 11th January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-5-16
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
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 | 89-91 |
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