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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: IOW-DD4C8C
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A complete post-Medieval silver-gilt dress-hook (c. 1500-c. 1600). Treasure case no 2017 T153. Read Class D, Type 6.
This clasp has a notched trefoil back-plate to which a separate hook and bar attachment loop has been soldered on the reverse. Soldered on to the front are three hollow hemispherical bosses, each decorated with a pair of single strand 'rope-twist' filigree wire circlets. Between each pair of circlets, on the inner side, is a granulated pellet. A concave circular element at the centre is held in position by a dome-headed split pin which passes through the centre of the back-plate, between the three bosses. The front of the concave element is hatched. The rectangular attachment loop on the rear face has a maker's mark in the form of an 'X'. The tapering re-curving hook on the rear face of the dress-hook is circular in cross-section. There is gilding at the front and rear.
17.9mm (length); 14.3mm (width); 7.4mm (thickness); 9.0mm (thickness including attachment loop); 12.4mm (thickness including hook); 11.9mm (width of attachment loop); 2.3mm (depth of attachment loop); 1.9mm (maximum diameter of hook). Weight: 3.52g.
Compare with a similar dress-hook from Godshill, Isle of Wight: Treasure case no. 2012 T297 (PAS: IOW-6CD1A5). Also, compare with Read 2008: 81, ref: 272.
A similar example from Staxton, North Yorkshire is discussed by Gaimster et al 2002:163, fig. 5.
Read, B. (2008). Hooked-Clasps and Eyes. Langport: Portcullis Publishing.
Gaimster, D. Hayward, M. Mitchell, D and Parker, K. (2002), "Tudor Silver-gilt Dress-hooks: A New Class of Treasure Find in England", The Antiquaries Journal, Vol.82, 2002, pp. 157 - 196.
Notes:
The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1717. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of precious metal content and age.
Class: Read's early Post-Medieval Class D, Type 6.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder, 4/5/2017
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T153
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: 17.9 mm
Width: 14.3 mm
Thickness: 12.4 mm
Weight: 3.52 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th February 2017 - Sunday 5th February 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-8-30
Treasure case number: 2017T153
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Newport (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SZ4886
Four figure Latitude: 50.67169385
Four figure longitude: -1.32210499
1:25K map: SZ4886
1:10K map: SZ46NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
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 | 157 - 196 |
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