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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: YORYM-E97D50
Object type certainty: Certain
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An almost complete cast copper alloy hooked tag of post-medieval date. The object is of Reads Class E, type 3. The main plate is decorated with a moulded openwork design with a central chequered lozenge - possibly representing a pinecone. The attachment loop is rectangular in plan with a D-shaped section and the hook extends from the opposite end below a single collar. The hook is D-shaped in section and extends from the body with a sharp forward curve and the very tip of the hook has been lost due to an old break. The reverse of the hooked tag is flat and undecorated.
The metal is a mid reddish-brown colour and is worn. The hooked tag is 27.4mm long, 15.9mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.2g.
A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.104, no.402 and are dated to circa 1500 - 1700.
Class: Class E, Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.4 mm
Width: 15.9 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: North Ferriby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | p.104 | no.402 |
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