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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: PUBLIC-FC1494
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy 'hooked tag' type clothing fastener dating to the 16th / 17th century. The securing loop is now broken off from the main body that is circular in plan with an openwork design of six apertures around a central one. The 12mm shaft has a moulded collar adjacent to the central portion and is now missing it's tip. The reverse is plain and flat.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 25.3 mm
Width: 13.8 mm
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 1.9 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 31st March 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
To be known as: Worth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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