LEIC-8CC2E4: A Post Medieval dress hook made in copper alloy.

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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: LEIC-8CC2E4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Post medieval copper alloy dress hook. Only the central plate remains, the hook itself and the attachment loops missing due to old breaks.

The object is 27mm long, 23mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 3.88g.

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 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 23 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.88 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th February 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Hinckley and Bosworth (District)
Parish or ward: Peckleton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK4600
Four figure Latitude: 52.595855
Four figure longitude: -1.322335
1:25K map: SK4600
1:10K map: SK40SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: LEIC
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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