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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: LVPL-986D14

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy one-piece hook dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is sub-oval in plan and convex. It is decorated with openwork moulded-relief. The attachment end terminates with a rounded knop. The opposite end terminates with a broken suspension-loop above which are three transverse ridges. Near the knop is a circular rivet hole while in the centre of the object are three transverse holes. The central hole has been damaged. Grooves run the length of the object. Below the central holes are two transverse grooves. The object has a dark green patina and the remains of gilding can be seen. A similar example is no.811, p226, Read, (2008). It can be dated from the early Post-Medieval period.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.75 mm
Width: 12.63 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 2.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 8th September 2011

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Sandbach

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found while metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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