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DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Unique ID: NMS-7B0FBE
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Silver dress fastener eye plate of Read (2008) Class B. Crescent-shaped plate decorated with filigree, consisting of a twisted wire border around an abstract design, probably two flowers with long stamens in a pot. There are very slight traces of possible inlay in at least one of the twisted wire cells forming the design. A single piece of wire is bent to form two attachment loops and the eye and soldered to the reverse. Slight traces of gilding survive. Length 16mm Width 13mm. Weight 0.6g. Broadly similar to NMS-D26CB2 (Wendling, Norfolk, HER42701), LVPL-859AC5 and KENT-3F6696. 1500 - 1600.
Class: Read Class B
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T316
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 13 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th March 2015 - Wednesday 18th March 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 60426
Other reference: AMD042015
Treasure case number: 2015T316
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with other or unknown
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Mundham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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