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DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Unique ID: SUSS-8D2522
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy eye section of a dress fastener. dating to the 17th century AD. Read Early Post Medieval Class A, Type 8. The remains of the object consist of an oval plate bearing possible foliate and floriate design with a beaded border; rounded attachment-knops, the end one with a projecting rounded collar; a debased bifurcate ornamental knop either side; the eye section is damaged with part of the end section missing. It measures 37.4mm long, 22mm wide, 1.66mm thick and weighs 6.26 grams.
Cf. READ (2008) p 175, no. 664.
A dress fastener, hook section of similar design recorded on data base SUSS-D15A76.
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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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.4 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 1.66 mm
Weight: 6.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th October 2015 - Sunday 11th October 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Rodmell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ4105
Four figure Latitude: 50.82737489
Four figure longitude: 0.00065267
1:25K map: TQ4105
1:10K map: TQ40NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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