Record ID: YORYM-619515
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T483 Post-medieval silver-gilt dress pin of trefoil form applied with three hemispherical bosses. The bosses are decorated with filigree decoration and knops. Hole at centre of trefoil-shaped backplate indicates that there was originally a separate flower-head element on the front, attached to the backplate with a butterfly clip, as seen in Dora Thornton and David Mitchell, "Three silver Tudor dress-hooks", The Antiquaries Journal 83 2003, p. 490 for similar hook with maker's mark from Petersfield, Hampshire. Front is gilded. Original hook and bar plate now …
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ebberston and Yedingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F61808
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case No: 2006 T435 Silver button or stud, circular, cast decoration in 4 compartments with filigree roundels and central boss. Gilt on front. Remains of stud or loop attachment on reverse. The ornament can be compared with that on dress pins and hooks of the same period. 16th Century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 24th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Tanfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-68E976
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2007 T182 Silver dress fitting, cast as one element. Round and with radiating petals in the form or a Tudor rose with projecting knops; traces of gilding on the front. On the back remains of a single hook, indicating that this may have been a cap hook in which the hook doubled back on itself. For a comparable cap hook, with recurving hook still in situ, but with scene of the Crucifixion, see Treasure Annual Report 2003, fig. 240 from Raydon, Suffolk. 16th Century. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure u…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as ''A productive riverine site in North Yorkshire area'', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-83C284
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-gilt belt mount, probably an eyelet, circular with pinked edge and central hole. A single band of ornament with punched roundels. Back filed and with remains of two studs at either side for attachment. 16th-early 17th Century. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Friday 29th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gate Helmsley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-589235
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2004 T191 A silver-gilt dress fitting comprising a flower-head in the form of a Tudor rose, cast and gilt, with a recurving pin soldered onto the back. Possibly a hat pin. Flower head approx 1.3 cm diameter. Worn through use. Probably 16th Century.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2009
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton on Derwent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-32A8A7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver quatrefoil mount dating from the fifteenth or sixteenth century. The mount is cut from sheet and is pierced at the centre. There are petal markings engraved on the front, but the reverse is plain. Similar mounts can be seen in 'Dress Accessories' by Geoff Egan and Frances Pritchard (1991) on page 185. The mount is 14.7mm long, 14.3mm wide and 0.9mm thick. This object qualifies as Treasure under the Treasure Act 1996 and has been reported under the Act. It has since been disclaimed since no museum wishes to purchase the mount.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Riccall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2D7381
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T396 Report on silver seal-die from Saxton, Yorks, 2007 T396 Silver seal-die with openwork scrollwork handle pierced for suspension, engraved on the die with a closed crown. The form of the handle and design suggests a late 17th Century or even early 18th Century date, possibly after 1707. As it was found before 1997 this falls under the Treasure Trove Act; where evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery. The seal-die is most likely to be a casual loss, therefore does not constitute treasure. Dr Dora Thornton, Curato…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton with Scarthingwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-EA9CB3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN)
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum report: "Gilt-metal slide, hollow, with two raised longitudinal ridges containing running foliate scrolls. The form, metal and design of this object suggest an early 20th Century date. This dating means that the object does not qualify as treasure under the 1996 Act. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum"
Created on: Friday 24th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stapleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-AF34B2
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2007 T92 British Museum report: "Silver-looking metal object in the form of a terminal with leafy base broken off and bulbous leafy head with pin. Fluted shaft. Engraved foliate ornament. Halfway up this shaft a second shaft curves outwards, broken. The metal does not look to the eye as silver and this, in combination with the heavy facture of the object, suggests the object is modern. As such, this object does not qualify as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum"
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Milford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B03DE1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T567 The British Museum curator's report says: "Broad and thick silver loop, flattened oval section, with striations on upper slightly wider band. Facture and style suggest a date later than 1707 so that the object does not come within the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections 30/10/07"
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grimston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B06054
Object type: COCKSPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T451 "Report on post-medieval cockspur (?) from N Yorks 2007 T451 Silver artefact with long slightly curved projecting spur, resembling a large thorn, flaring out at one end and ending in a ridge; pierced with a small hole for attachment. It has been suggested that this object might be a cockspur for use in cockfighting, in which case it would have been attached by the hole at the back onto a leather strap around the cock's leg so as to lengthen the natural spur. The only one reported in the post-medieval collections of the British Museum is made of steel, which would seem a more…
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-664936
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Report on post-medieval dress fitting from `Saxton' N. Yorkshire 2008 T726 "Silver dress fitting comprising a flower head, cast. On the back one simple loop, no signs of a bar fitting. Probably 16th Century. The simple loop suggests this may have been a cap hook rather than a hooked tag, of the kind worn on men's caps around 1480-1580 in England. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections" A similar example is shown in Rea…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-787723
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2008 T757 "Hollow silver sheet bent into a circle, one side with engraved ornament of leaves and scrolls. It has been suggested that this may have been the mount for a scent bottle made of some other material, or perhaps a pomander, but this is only a hypothesis. The engraving style however suggests a 16th or 17th Century date, though this too is tentative. As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections"
Created on: Tuesday 16th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-28C3B4
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One disc from a pair of octagonal silver cufflinks. One disc and the joining loop survive. The disc is octagonal and is decorated with an octangonal border of concave incised lines and a central flower (rose?). The reverse of the disc is slightly hollow and has an integral central loop. A bent oval joining loop is attached to the loop on the reverse of this disc. The oval loop is broken at one end. There are no visible hallmarks, but this design of cufflink was popular at the end of the 17th century into the early 18th century. Since the object cannot be securely dated to pre 1700, it…
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D0B8E1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet silver spherical bell dating from post 1710. The bell is made in three pieces; two semi-spherical halves and a separate attachment loop which is missing. There is a small rectangular slot in the centre of the upper half for the loop to fit into. There is a slit with a sound hole at each end in the lower half. The two halves are joined at a projecting median ridge. The lower half sheet is folded over the upper half above the ridge. The bell is somewhat flattened. In the opinion of Dora Thornton, the bell is less than 300 years old, so does not need to be declared under the 1996…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 27th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D0D348
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet silver ferrule dating from post 1710. The flattened ferrule is made form a sheet of silver rolled into a tube with butt seam. There is a thickened collar at each end and the tube tapers. It is decorated by being pressed with a border of large flowers at the top, and a main design of a large swag of draped fabric or curtains. In the opinion of Dora Thornton, the fitting is less than 300 years old, so does not need to be declared under the 1996 Treasure Act despite being made of silver.
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 27th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D997E1
Object type: LOCKET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Treasure report 2008 T620: Silver-gilt locket, one side originally attached by a hinge and pin to main body now detached (pin missing). The body of the locket hollow, 0.5 cm thick with cable twist edging. One side of the body pierced to form cut-out foliate design surmounted by a crown, with wire edging for the design and two colours of enamel( white remaining, other sections missing). The detached element of the locket decorated on one side with raised wire compartments for enamel forming a vase of flowers, pierced once at centre, the underside plain. This locket res…
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birkin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-913F61
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold cufflink, one, of a pair of cufflinks, of eighteenth or nineteenth century date, AD 1750 - 1900. The frames of both discs or elements and the linking strip survive. Each disc was oval and made of a separate material which no longer survives. Each has an oval gold mount or frame which is a reeded strip formed into a loop, with six projecting lugs which would have clipped to the missing part. Each frame has an integral, flat central strip connecting the short sides across the back of the disc. On the reverse of each strip is a hemispherical loop. One frame appears to be the or…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-C774F5
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2006 T399 Dora Thornton of the British Museum writes: "Post-medieval hollow reliquary pendant, made of silver, circular, with milled band at edge joining two discs; integral suspension loop at the top. On the front, cast image of Christ against the arms of the Cross; on the back, incised image of a young man (?) with long hair and ruff in stylised armour. W: 3.45g; 23.6 mm long; 5.8 mm thickness. The form of the pendant suggests it may be a reliquary, while the armour and ruff suggest an early 17th Century date. Perhaps documenting Recusant culture in north Yorkshire at this perio…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ryther', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-537674
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Hollow-cast element now squashed inwards upon itself, originally of spherical or bulbous form. One side plain, the other with applied flowerhead decoration. Along one edge, an animal with wings, long tail and four legs, its head broken off. Entire surface gilt. 1.7 cm long. It is impossible to discern the original function and appearance of this object. It might possibly be part of a whistle, akin to the whistle from Horsey, Somerset, for which see Treasure Annual Report 2002, no. 125, dated to 15-16th Century. Probably 16th Century. In terms of age and as the object co…
Created on: Wednesday 16th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Riccall', grid reference and parish protected.