Record ID: YORYM-4B5ED0
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy dress hook of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1650. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 5 being trefoil in plan. The main plate is an openwork trefoil knot design with a D-shaped section. An integral D-sectioned hook extends from the lower curved edge of the bottom loop of the knot, terminating in a point. Two small circular details, possibly representing roses, mark the join between the main plate and the sub-rectangular attachment loop. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The dress hook is…
Created on: Monday 15th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-4B506A
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy spur terminal of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1700. All that remains is a short length of one D-sectioned arm with an integral figure of eight terminal. A pointed transverse collar is present at the junction of the terminal and arm. The metal has a mid-grey/green patina and is worn. The spur is 29.3mm long, 14.5mm wide at the terminal and 5.3mm wide at the arm, 2.5mm thick and weighs 3.2g. A spur with a similar terminal is recorded as BUC-1B8F8B which is dated to the 13th - 14th century based on examples in the London Museum Catalogue. T…
Created on: Monday 15th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-4B015B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1350 - 1450. The buckle has a single looped oval frame with a projecting lip to the outer edge. From the opposite side of the loop an integral forked spacer extends, each arm flanking a narrowed pin bar. One arm tapers to a blunted point while the other terminates in a worn break. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The buckle is 64mm long, 14.9mm wide, 3.4mm thick and weighs 4.6g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.36-37 and are dated to circa AD 1350 - 1450. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Bu…
Created on: Monday 15th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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