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DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: NMS-8BDBDD

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete medieval to post-medieval copper alloy dress hook. Read's Class E, Type 3. Central concave circle with swags in the form of four apertures, forming a border. The lower part and hook are missing. Similar to Read (2008, 103, no.398). Extant length 19.5mm. Width 16.5mm. 16th - 17th century.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 19.5 mm
Width: 16.5 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 28th February 2017 - Wednesday 29th March 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: DDMD032017

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
Parish or ward: Dunwich (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM4770
Four figure Latitude: 52.27262229
Four figure longitude: 1.6190393
1:25K map: TM4770
1:10K map: TM47SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 12 months ago

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