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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LVPL-591F0A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The object is in the form of a moulded scallop shell with a curved edge which is beaded and engrailed. There is a rounded knop at the juncture of the plate and the hook. The hook which is rearward facing is broken where it begins to curve. The sub-rectangular attachment loop is missing however the small scallop shell knop at either side remains. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition.
Dimensions: 30mm in length, 21mm in width, 1mm thick, 3.4g.
A similar example is no.472, p116, Read, (2008). The object can be classified as Read's early Post-Medieval class E, Type 8. A similar example recorded on the database is LEIC-E45DE1.
Class: Reed class E
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 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 21 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2016 - Wednesday 7th December 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Stoke upon Tern
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
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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