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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: HAMP-FDE526
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval (1500-1600) gilded silver composite hooked tag of Read's Class D, Type 1, consisting of plate, hook and attachment loop. The rectangular plate has seven projecting lobed knops, one on each corner and one at the centre of three sides. From the fourth side a larger and more elaborate fleur-de-lis shaped knop projects and acts as a junction where the plate and the hook meet. The front of this is decorated with a recessed heart above a trefoil of recessed circular pits, within a raised rectangular border. To the reverse the attachment loop and hook have been soldered onto the plate. The attachment of the circular-sectioned hook has been slightly flattened against the back of the plate, and the hook itself has been flattened to one side instead of curving back on itself as other examples seem to, now lying flat adjacent to the elaborate knop that it projects from.
The dress hook measures 12.4 mm in length, 8.6 mm in max.width and 2.3 mm in max.thickness. It weighs 1.55 g. The loop is 1.6mm wide and 6.5mm long; the hook has a diameter of 1.7mm, narrowing to a sharp tip. Spots of green, probably copper alloy corrosion, are visible on the front of the plate (presumably from an alloy in the metals).
Cf. Read 2008, nos. 189 and 190.
Class: Read class D type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2018T411
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: 12.4 mm
Width: 8.6 mm
Thickness: 2.3 mm
Weight: 1.55 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 31st May 2018 - Thursday 31st May 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 680
Treasure case number: 2018T411
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (District)
To be known as: Whitchurch
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 189, 190 |
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