Record ID: WMID-19FAA7
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper alloy composite dress hook. It consists of a back plate, sub triangular in shape, with saw-tooth edges. From each of the three corners of the backplate project three hemispherical domes. Each dome is decorated with three filigree wire circles, two of these face away from the centre of the backplate; the one facing the centre is covered with a copper alloy disc - a rove (see below). Small spherical knops are located above and below where the outward facing filigree circles meet. In the centre of the backplate and protruding between the three domes is…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B81674
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete gilded silver composite dress hook. It consists of a back plate, sub triangular in shape, with saw-tooth edges. From each of the three corners of the backplate project three hemispherical domes. Each dome is decorated with three filigree wire circles, two of these face away from the centre of the backplate; the one facing the centre is covered with a silver disc - a rove (see below). Small spherical knops are located above and below where the outward facing filigree circles meet. In the centre of the backplate and protruding between the three domes is th…
Created on: Monday 21st November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: WMID-D46A92
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook, of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1700). This is the hook section of such fasteners, with its rectangular blunt hook truncated. The central area of the plate has a raised foliate design with a central quartered berry and four leaves in cross formation with four small circular berries in the angles. This design is within a broadly lozengiform line border formed of four lines with scrolled ends; at the middle corners these form a pair of projecting rounded knops at either side. There are two pierced lobes flanking the star…
Created on: Tuesday 12th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
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Record ID: WMID-2B4E88
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy single sharp hooked clasp (dress hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1600). Around 75% of the dress hook is present, with the sharp hook missing. The openwork plate is depicting an equal armed cross with a central pellet, within a linear circle, four circular holes are present in each quarter. The edge is beaded and engrailed. A sub rectangular attachment loop is present. The single sharp pointed hook is missing. The back is undecorated. It measures 22.8 mm in length, 15.9 mm wide and 2.1 mm thick. It…
Created on: Monday 4th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
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