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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LVPL-29C67E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy early Post-Medieval dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 6, quatrefoil. The object has been cast in one piece in moulded-relief and openwork. The frame is in the form of quatrefoil 'knot' with five raised pellets. The outer frame is decorated with grooves. Where the object extends to form the rearward facing hook is a triple ribbed collar. The hook is complete. At the opposite end the attachment loop is sub-rectangular in plan. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition.
Dimensions: 33mm in length, 13mm in width, 3mm thick, 1.8g
A similar example in Read (2008) is no.447 on p111. A similar example which has been recorded on the PAS database is LVPL-4998A5.
Class: Read's Class E, Type 6
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: 33 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Thursday 14th September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Blaby (District)
To be known as: Kilby
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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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