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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: KENT-3A0945
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post-Medieval silver-gilt dress pin of c. AD 1500-1600 date.. The pin is in the form of a trefoil plate applied with three hemispherical bosses. The bosses are decorated with filigree decoration and knops. A hole in the centre of trefoil-shaped backplate suggest there was originally a separate flower-head element attatched to the front. Traces of gilding remain on both surfaces. The reverse of the dress hook is undecorated. There are a separate silver bar and hook soldered onto the reverse.
The hook is 16.9mm long, 13.7mm wide, 4.7mm thick and weighs 2.12 grams.
Complete examples can be seen in Gaimster, D., et al, 'Tudor Silver-Gilt Dress-Hooks', The Antiquaries Journal, 2002, Vol. 82, pp. 157-196, fig. 5, p. 163. On the reverse is soldered an incurved hook. For similar example see 2005 T142, HAMP-C1FA5 and 2013T53 KENT-69E9B3.
Notes:
The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1712. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of precious metal content and age.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T297
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: 16.9 mm
Width: 13.7 mm
Thickness: 4.7 mm
Weight: 2.12 g
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2015T297
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Wittersham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ8927
Four figure Latitude: 51.01132327
Four figure longitude: 0.69288219
1:25K map: TQ8927
1:10K map: TQ82NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaimster, D., Hayward, M., Mitchell, D. and Parker, K. | 2002 | Tudor silver-gilt dress-hooks: A new class of treasure find in England | London | The Society of Antiquaries |
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