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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: IOW-6175F1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast copper alloy (cast in one piece) dress hook, length 23.8mm, width 13mm and about 1mm thick. Weight 1.24g. A rectangular slot for attachment with a face that has convex sides. Curvilinear and symmetrical open-work on the face is formed by two circular "lobes", one each side at the position where the attachment slot joins the face. Each lobe has an irregular central depression and it is possible that, when cast, the lobes were intended to be perforated for sewing holes. A central cusp at the base of the face provides further curving form. Below the face are two transverse moulded and bevelled ribs, The upper rib which extends beyond the width of the face is 12mm in length and the lower rib which blends with the hook is about 6mm in length. The hook is D-shaped in section, flat at the rear and the tip is missing. The break on the hook appears to be old.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Isle of Wight Council
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1699

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 23.8 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.24 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th September 2003

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: BM 4
Museum accession number: IOW2003-81-32

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Openwork
Decoration style: Curvilinear

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: Bembridge Parish

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Controlled archaeological investigation (unstratified)
Discovery circumstances: Community project
Current location: Isle of Wight Council
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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Recording Institution: IOW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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