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DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)

Unique ID: KENT-3DEDD8

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An early Post-Medieval (c. AD 1500-1600) silver gilt dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 5 (Heart-shaped/ Ovoid) (Read 2008, 71). The dress fastener is complete, with both the attachment loop and hook intact. The plate is largely flat and has a lobe on top, one on each side, and another above the hook. The plate is decorated with a raised foliate design consisting of a heart shape above three petels. The motif is contained within a raised border around the edge of the plate. The face and edges of the plate retain the gilding.

The reverse of the dress fastener consists of a separate soldered sheet attachement loop which sits on the upper portion of the reverse. Below this, attached to the approximate centre of the reverse, is the hook. It has been flattened on the reverse of the plate and extends between the lower rounded knops. It is circular in cross-section and curls back towards the reverse of the plate, terminating a sharp hook.

The object measures 16.4mm long, 11.3mm wide, 1.4mm thick and weighs 1.30 grams.

Notes:

A number of comparable examples dating to the 16th to 17th centuries have been recorded on the PAS database: KENT-61FF07 (2015T59), KENT-ED0B80 (2013 T604) and DEV-0F6215 (2013 T485). This object can be placed in Read's (Read 2008) Early post-medieval Class D, Type 5 classification.

Class: Read Class D Type 5
Sub class: Heart-shaped/ Ovoid

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2015T726

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: 16.4 mm
Width: 11.3 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 1.3 g

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2015T726

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: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Ringwould with Kingsdown (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TR3548
Four figure Latitude: 51.1828971
Four figure longitude: 1.36119717
1:25K map: TR3548
1:10K map: TR34NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2008	Hooked-Clasps and Eyes	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	71

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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