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DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Unique ID: SWYOR-369F70
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver gilt catch piece from a Post Medieval hook and eye type dress fastener, dating from the 16th century.
A silver-gilt catch piece from an eye type dress fastener. A piece of silver wire has been formed into one large loop (now broken) and two smaller ones for attachment to the textile. On the front at the centre is an applied disc with three bosses and filigree ornament. Between the bosses is an applied pellet. Three similar pellets are positioned in the angles between the domes. The upper surface has been gilded.
Similar items can be found on the PAS database: HAMP-BD26A1 (2011 T476), BH-0174E0 (2006 T584), and NMS-53F8D3 (2013 T542). Also see Read Class B type 2 page 159 example 599.
Notes:
As the dress fitting contains at least 10% silver and is at least 300 years old, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Class:
Catch piece
Sub class: Read Class B type 2
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T62
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.74 mm
Width: 12.46 mm
Thickness: 3.11 mm
Weight: 1.48 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th December 2012 - Thursday 12th December 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2142
Treasure case number: 2014T62
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: York (Unitary Authority)
District: York (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Fulford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE6147
Four figure Latitude: 53.91556458
Four figure longitude: -1.07278584
1:25K map: SE6147
1:10K map: SE64NW
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 | 159 | 599 Class b type 2 |
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