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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: LIN-6043F5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Treasure reference 2018 T1065
Description: an early post-medieval silver-gilt dress hook of Reads 'Late medieval to late post-medieval Class B, type 3 (Read 2008, 160). The dress hook has a flat triangular backplate decorated with a perimeter of twisted wire filigree. Within the perimeter are three circles also of twisted wire filigree, with a silver pellet in the centre. A fitting is soldered onto the reverse which forms the eye and hook. The fitting is formed from a single wire of silver, and has a large loop at the top and two smaller loops at the bottom.
Dimensions: Length: 14 mm. Width: 11 mm.
Discussion: Read (2008) illustrates similar dress-hooks (page 160, ref: 601-603) which have been classified as Early Post Medieval Class B, type 3. Read explains that elaborate silver-gilt examples of these single sharp-hooked clasps are pure dress ornaments. The hook would have pierced the fabric and then a couple of stitches around the loop would have added extra security. All of his examples of Class B Type 3 clasps are dated to the 16th century.
Read, B. (2008). Hooked-Clasps and Eyes. Langport: Portcullis Publishing.
Conclusions: the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal and is over 300 years old. Consequently it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of both age and precious metal content.
Class: Read Late medieval to late post-medieval Class B, Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2018T1065
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: 14 mm
Width: 11 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2018 - Sunday 16th December 2018
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Treasure case number: 2018T1065
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: Boston (District)
To be known as: Fishtoft area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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