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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: PUBLIC-F0F2DE
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy Post Medieval hooked tag, 29mm long, 14mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 1.56grams.
The openwork circular plate has a 'heart' shaped motif in the centre, held in place with a horizontal bar going through it and attaching it to the outer frame. Above the plate is a rectangular attachment loop and below is a complete hook bent back behind the plate. Where the hook joins the frame there is a recatungalr protrusion which resembles a four petalled flower motif. The object matches NLM-6A4072
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 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 29 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 1.56 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th October 2013
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: RUTLAND
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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