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DRESS HOOK
Unique ID: DENO-A045F7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper-alloy dress hook, dating to the early post-medieval period, it fits into Read (2008) Class E, Type 3, dating to c. 1500-1550. The main body of the tag is circular in shape, with moulded relief and openwork. In the central section is a small heart, surrounded by a decorative border of seven oval petal shapes. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The attachment loop is rectangular. The overall colour of the piece is a dark brown. Length 37.3mm, Width 18.2mm, Thickness 1.4mm, Weight 2.33g.
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 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.3 mm
Width: 18.2 mm
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 2.33 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 24th February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8964
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Derbyshire Dales (District)
Parish or ward: Longford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2237
Four figure Latitude: 52.92995886
Four figure longitude: -1.67416653
1:25K map: SK2237
1:10K map: SK23NW
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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