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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LVPL-F7A913
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy earl post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 6. The object is trefoil in plan with an incomplete rearward facing hook. The object consists of a copper alloy back plate with undulating edges and three hollow-domed bosses each of which has three circles of twisted wire and six raised pellets. In the centre of the trefoil is a raised wire circle. A separate soldered wire loop and wire hook are attached to the rear of the back plate. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition.
Dimensions: 27mm in length, 24mm in width, 6mm thick, 4.4g.
A similar example can be found in Read, (2008), p78, no. 261.
Class: Read's Class D, Type 6
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 4.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st October 2016 - Thursday 20th October 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Kellington
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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