Record ID: PAS-8CC3DD
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy post-medieval dress hooked of Read's Early Post-Medieval Class E, Type 3, with a sub-circular openwork plate with a central fleur-de-lis. It has a flat plate, integral rectangular attachment loop, and integral rear-curving hook. The plate has openwork decoration consisting of a central fleur-de-lis moulded on the front within an inner circle. The border surrounding the inner circle has moulded decoration on the front surface with openwork between the inner circle and the border. Above the inner circle is a wide trefoil whose upper side forms the base of the …
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8CB0CB
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval unusual dress hook of composite construction (c. 16th century). The front plate would have comprised three hollow-domed bosses, only two of which survive following old breaks. The bosses are apparently undecorated; both are becoming detached from the plate at places. That set uppermost is missing its counterpart. When complete, these upper bosses would have had a central perforation. In the perforation of the extant boss is located one end of a separate copper-alloy angular wire loop, retained in place by a lead fill in the hollow reverse. The lower boss, s…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8BA8A7
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy dress hook dating to the post-medieval period (c. 16th century). The body is sub-rectangular, with two large attachment holes uppermost, when the hook is orientated down. The plate features a broad transverse groove with a moulded ridge above, between this and the holes, and another ridge below. The ridges are decorated with a cabled pattern, that is, diagonal ridges. Below the lowermost ridge is a pair of pointed knops, either side of the hook. The knops sit either side of curved cut-outs that echo the attachment holes above. The hook itself curves round on it…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-8B7152
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy hooked tag dating to the post-medieval period. The artefact has survived well and all of its attributes are intact, with the exception of the tip of the curved hook, the remainder of which has been twisted to one side. At the other end of the mount is a trapezoidal attachment loop. The body below is heart-shaped, though with a straight top formed of the base of the loop. The reverse is flat apart from a slight hollow at the centre, while the upper surface of the body has moulded decoration on a sunken field within a raised border. The field features sym…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2016
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Record ID: PAS-941972
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy dress hook dating to the post-medieval period (c. 16th century AD). The body is a shallowly convex circle with moulded decoration on the upper face in the form of a small central flower motif surrounded by six similar evenly spaced flower motifs, pellets between them and between the outer flower motifs; all within a cabled border. Above, the trapezoidal attachment loop survives. Below, the hook curves round on itself, initially with a trapezoidal cross-section, then with a triangular one as it tapers towards the point. The hook has been squashed and now sits to…
Created on: Sunday 4th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
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Record ID: PAS-6B992A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken and incomplete copper-alloy dress hookdating to the post-medieval period (c. 16th century AD). The body is a shallowly convex circle with moulded decoration on the upper face in the form of a Tudor rose with three layers of five petals. The third layer has been called a 'cusped border' elsewhere (see below). Above, the trapezoidal attachment loop survives. Below, the hook curves round on itself, initially with a trapezoidal cross-section, but then broken after 4.4mm. The metal has largely corroded to a mid-dark green colour over a red-brown metal. Comparable objects can be fo…
Created on: Friday 2nd January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Record ID: SOM-A17FE0
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy dress hook dating to the post-medieval period, missing its hook. The object has been cast in one piece with an openwork, moulded upper surface; the lower surface is flat. The hook has been lost in its entirety following old damage. The plate is sub-circular, with a rectangular bar attached to it at two large circular pellets. The aperture between the bar and the top of the plate would have formed the loop. The plate has a central pellets from which cross arms emerge, the lateral pair protruding beyond the plate's edges. In each quarter created by…
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-792ED1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2013 T642: Disclaimed and returned to finder A single silver-gilt dress-hook, originally one of a pair, cast as one in the form of a raised box or book, the edges decorated at interval with large globular knops, seven in total. The centre of the box or book is cast with simulated granulation enclosing an elaborate trefoil flower and inverted heart motif in the centre. The junction of the box and hook is cast with an elaborate trefoil flower. The gilding is well preserved. On the reverse is a single complete bar. This form of dress-hook is paralleled by a pair of bo…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd October 2013
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Glemsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D4F332
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy dress hook dating to the post-medieval period. The object has been cast in one piece with an openwork, moulded upper surface; the lower surface is flat. The attachment loop is all but missing following old damage. The plate features a pair of transverse bars with central rounded bosses. The aperture between the upper bar and the former top would have formed the loop. The aperture between the two bars is dumb bell shaped. The lower bar abuts the base of the plate; there is a small sub-triangular perforation below. At the ends of the bars the sides …
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2013
Last updated: Sunday 23rd February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0B6901
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2013 T292: Disclaimed and returned to finder A damaged and incomplete silver-gilt dress-hook dating from the 16th century. It is of four-element construction; the back-plate has broken giving five parts, some attached to each other. The plate is lozenge shaped with a recessed centre within a raised border. It has broken in two parts around a circular hole at its centre. The sides of the lozenge are beaded and there are three projecting knops on each; at each corner is a five-petalled flower. The top corner of the plate is missing to an old break. An applied moulding …
Created on: Monday 13th May 2013
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.