Record ID: LVPL-29C67E
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early Post-Medieval dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 6, quatrefoil. The object has been cast in one piece in moulded-relief and openwork. The frame is in the form of quatrefoil 'knot' with five raised pellets. The outer frame is decorated with grooves. Where the object extends to form the rearward facing hook is a triple ribbed collar. The hook is complete. At the opposite end the attachment loop is sub-rectangular in plan. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition. Dimensions: 33mm in length, 13mm in width, 3mm thick, 1.8g A similar example in …
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C94E96
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. Read's Class E, Type 3. The object is sub-circular in plan with an incomplete sub-rectangular attachment loop and an incomplete hook. The object is decorated in moulded-relief with a central human face. The face appears to be bearded however the details are worn. Surrounding the face is an inner linear circle and an outer beaded border between which is a circle of raised pellets. The rear of the object is concave in the centre. The object has a light green and red patina. A similar example can be found in Read (2008), …
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-6C7DDD
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 8. The object is sub-circular in plan with a sub-rectangular attachment loop and a complete rearward facing hook. The object is decorated with a moulded flower, probably a rose, in relief. The flower has five petals. The rear of the object is flat and undecorated. It has a dark brown patina. Dimensions: 34mm in length, 9mm in width, 2.3g Similar examples can be found in Read, (2008), p115.
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke upon Tern', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6C36A1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 6. The object is trefoil in plan with a complete rearward facing hook. The object consists of a copper alloy back plate with undulating edges and three hollow-domed bosses each of which has three circles of twisted wire and six raised pellets. In the centre of the trefoil is a raised wire circle or collet which may have held a stone. A separate soldered wire loop and wire hook are attached to the rear of the back plate. The object has a mid-green patina and silvering is visible on each face. Dimensions: 37mm in l…
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke upon Tern', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-591F0A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The object is in the form of a moulded scallop shell with a curved edge which is beaded and engrailed. There is a rounded knop at the juncture of the plate and the hook. The hook which is rearward facing is broken where it begins to curve. The sub-rectangular attachment loop is missing however the small scallop shell knop at either side remains. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. Dimensions: 30mm in length, 21mm in width, 1mm thick, 3.4g. A similar example is no.472, p116, Read, (2008). The ob…
Created on: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke upon Tern', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AB23F2
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The object is shield shaped in plan and flat. The hook and attachment bar is missing. Three circular perforations (one incomplete) decorate the end of the object above which is a transverse ridge. Three larger perforations (one incomplete) decorate the other half of the object which then terminates with an ancient break. The object is brown in colour and the patina has broken away. Dimensions: 12mm in length, 13mm in width, 0.5mm thick, 0.5g Similar, more complete, examples can be found in Read, (2008), p89-90. A simil…
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4495FB
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook, of Read's Class E, Type 3, dating to the early post-medieval period. The object is circular in plan and flat with a rectangular attachment loop. The hook is missing due to an ancient break. The dress hook is decorated with an equal-armed cross with a central pellet within a linear circle and surrounded by openwork. The outer edge of the object is engrailed and beaded. The object has a mid green-brown patina. Dimensions: 22mm in length, 17mm in width, 1mm thick, 1.7g A similar example which can be found in Read, (2008), is no.370 p99.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F7A913
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy earl post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 6. The object is trefoil in plan with an incomplete rearward facing hook. The object consists of a copper alloy back plate with undulating edges and three hollow-domed bosses each of which has three circles of twisted wire and six raised pellets. In the centre of the trefoil is a raised wire circle. A separate soldered wire loop and wire hook are attached to the rear of the back plate. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition. Dimensions: 27mm in length, 24mm in width, 6mm thick, 4.4g. A simil…
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-27BC2C
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress hook of the Post-Medieval (Read 2008 nos. 436-439) period. The fragment consists of a sub-rectangular loop with a decorative boss on each side. The main face of the object is incomplete with an openwork design. The object is flat and has a light-brown patina.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cley Next the Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7BB5E7
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of post-medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class A, Type 1 being formed of a single strip of metal. One half of the object is missing where at the flattened end which would have bent round forming a 'loop' or hook. The remaining arm terminates with a spiral. The object has a dark green patina and is in fair condition. Dimensions: 22mm in length, 6mm in width, 1.35g A similar example is illustrated in Read, p.155, no.583 and is dated to the early post-medieval period. A similar and more complete example which can be found on the databa…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CF99CD
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress hook from the early post-medieval period (c 1500 - 1700). The body is circular in shape, Class E Type 3 (see Read, 2008: 319) with a hollow domed boss bearing a moulded relief of a five petelled double rose. The undersive is concave and the hook is somewhat distorted.The attachment loop is trapezoidal, and the end of the hook is missing. There is some evidence of gilding on the surface. These clasps would have been stitched directly onto fabric through their attachment loops, and would have been common on either ends of a short textile like a leather strap…
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitwell-on-the-Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CF460A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cast dress hook from the early post medieval period (c.1500 - 1700). The hook is shield shaped or sub-rectangular, Class E Type 2, ( Read, 2008:87), with an integral attachment loop beside a broad transverse groove. Directly next to this is moulded relief and decorative foliate openwork, tapering toward a ridged collar at the junture of the plate and hook. The hook is intact, curving toward the underside which is flat and undecorated. These clasps would have been stitched directly onto fabric through their attachment loops, and would have been common on either ends o…
Created on: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-47F5C4
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 3. The object has been cast in one piece and is decorated with openwork and moulded relief work depicting a rose. The central decoration is a five pettaled rose. The attachment loop is rectangular and the object has an incomplete rearward facing hook with a transverse collar where it joins the face of the oval face of the object. An exact parallel has not been found however similar examples can be found in Read, (2008), p97-103. Dimensions: 40mm in length, 18mm in width, 2mm thick, 2.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B4A9CD
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy early post-medieval dress hook of Read's Class C, Type 3. The object is convex with a rearward facing hook. The back plate is missing. The outer face is decorated with worn cross-hatching. The object has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. Similar examples can be found in Read, (2008), p54, no 168-171. Dimensions: 30mm in length, 14mm in width, 5mm thick, 4.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-ECAD33
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy and iron Tudor dress hook dating from the post-medieval period, which is c. AD1500-1700. The object is decorated with three domed bosses separated by bars radiating from a central smaller domed boss. At the rear of the object is an oval sectioned bar beneath which is a casting seem. Projecting from the rear of the object is a length of iron covered in lead which would probably have extended to form the hook. The object has a light white patina. An example of a similar lead alloy dress hook is (LANCUM-D917B9) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/661215 a…
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 8th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Boughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DCDADA
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 3 of early Post-Medieval date. The object has a sub-circular moulded relief and openwork plate, from which expands a sub-rectangular attachment loop and a rearwards facing hook. The outer face of the object is decorated with a chequered lozenge, often interpreted as a pineapple or thistle but which Read interprets as a pinecone, (Read, 2008, p104). This sits within an engrailed edge and four openwork perforations. A transverse collar decorates the top of the hook which is D-shaped in cross-section. The rear of the object is undeco…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Navenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4998A5
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress hook of early Post-Medieval date. The object can be classified as Read's Class E, Type 5, trefoil. The object consists of a one-piece dress hook with moulded relief and openwork. The object has a sub-rectangular loop with a small five petalled rose at each running end. An openwork trefoil is decorated with a series of small incision on the outer face. At the juncture of the plate and the hook is a ridged collar bearing a tiny human facing-mask. The hook is incomplete but would have been rearward facing. The hook is triangular in cross-section. The rear of …
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B16A24
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver-gilt dress-hook . The object is lozenge shaped in plan. It consists of a cast back-plate with a large trefoil knop on each apex and a smaller version in the centre of each side. The trefoil knop from the centre of one side is missing due to a recent break. Either side of each central trefoil knop is a single rounded knop; some of these have a faceted outer face while some have been worn down. In the centre of the plate is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 3.03mm. Surrounding the perforation the outer face of the back plate is uneven with shallow g…
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bostock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AF9737
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy early Post-Medieval dress hook of Read's Class A, Type 2. The object is oval in plan and convex with a foraward facing rectangular sectioned hook. The object has three attachment loops, two of which are incomplete at the base of the object while the upper loop remains intact. The object has a light green patiana and is undecorated. Similar examples can be found in Read, (2008), p168.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brereton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AE8219
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy early Post-Medieval dress hook. The object can be classified as Read Class E, Type 2, shield-shaped. The object is shield shaped in plan with a rectangular loop. The object is decorated with a transverse cabled band surmounted by two fleurs-de-lis. The opposite face is undecorated. The hook is missing due to an ancient break. The object has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. A similar example can be found in Read, (2008), p89, no. 305.
Created on: Thursday 18th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hulme Walfield', grid reference and parish protected.