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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: YORYM-092EC4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook dating to the post medieval period (AD 1500 - AD 1700).
The dress hook comprises of a trefoil shaped main plate, decorated with a openwork, hatched knot design. Each running-end of the knot terminates in a small five-petalled rose, which marks the join between the main plate and the sub-rectangular attachment loop. A D-sectioned hook extends centrally from the base of the main plate, but is now bent forwards and missing the tip. A raised collar is present at the junction between the loop and hook, possibly decorated but the wear makes it difficult to see. The reverse is flat and undecorated.
The metal is worn and dark green in colour. The dress hook is 20.5 mm long, 18.9 mm wide and 1.6 mm thick. It weighs 2.2 g.
Comparable trefoil designs are depicted in Read (2008, p. 110, no. 437) and classified as Read Class E, Type 5. Other examples can also be found on the PAS database, such as YORYM-2CE435.
Reference:
Read, B., 2008 Hooked-Clasps and Eyes Langport : Portcullis Publishing
Class: Read Class E, Type 5
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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.5 mm
Width: 18.9 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT: E04965
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: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Langtoft (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0066
Four figure Latitude: 54.08022003
Four figure longitude: -0.47297834
1:25K map: TA0066
1:10K map: TA06NW
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | p. 110, no. 437 |
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