Record ID: WMID-954EC1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
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 around halfway through the recurve. 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 …
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
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Record ID: WMID-4A7542
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with four complete circular attachment knops (or loops). A rounded and obliquely grooved ornamental knop on the end resembles a scallop shell. An incomplete blunt hook is present. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a probable stylised fleur de lys (lis) borded by spirals but perhaps a winged insect. The back is undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 41.4 mm in length, 24.0 mm wide and 2.7 mm thick. It wei…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-6CE62B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked eye), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right to either side of the rectangular eye section. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a possible foliate and floral design within a beaded border. The attachment loops are rounded. The hooked clasp measures 37.0 mm in length, 27.6 mm wide and 2.4 mm thick. It weighs 6.2 grams. The hooked clasp is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface p…
Created on: Friday 2nd January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-5D074E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with originally three debased trefoil attachment knops (or loops), of which one is complete, the other two are incomplete. An incomplete blunt hook is present. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a a spray of three flowers, bordered by ring and dot motifs. A projecting angular collar is present at the juncture between the plate and hook. The back is plain and undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 34.5 mm …
Created on: Monday 9th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-A06863
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked eye), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right to either side of the rectangular eye section. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a possible foliate and floral design within a beaded border. The attachment loops are rounded, and an ornamental knop is present on either side of the tag. The back is plain and undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 37.07 mm in length, 21.43 mm wide and 1.70 mm…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-96454D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy hooked tag (dress hook) of Post Medieval dating (16th Century AD). The dress hook has a hollow domed with radiating grooves, representing a scallop shell. The eye is square. Three attachment holes are present, two by the eye and one at the top of the shell. The reverse is concave. The dress hook measures 37.7 mm in length, 18.2 mm wide and 4.2 mm thick. It weighs 6.6 g. The dress hook is a dark green to brown colour, with an even surface patina. A similar example has been published as #659 in Read, 2008 (p 174), classified as Early Post Medieval sin…
Created on: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Record ID: WMID-8BC844
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy dress hook (hooked tag or clasp), with champlevé enamel, of Early Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD). The clasp is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right (either side of the now flattened hook). The centre of the clasp is decorated with a median segmented band with three oblique ovoids either side. Four of the ovoids still retain some champlevé enamel, alternate white and black. The edges of the tag are engrailed. The back is plain and undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 41.68 mm in length, 22.57…
Created on: Friday 30th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: WMID-1A332F
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked eye), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Around 75% of the dress hook is present, with the attachment loops and the eye being incomplete. The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right to either side of the rectangular eye section. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a possible foliate and floral design within a beaded border. The attachment loops are rounded. Traces of a white metal coating are present on the surface. The reverse is …
Created on: Monday 14th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
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Record ID: WMID-B51E35
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with originally three debased trefoil attachment knops (or loops), two are complete. An incomplete blunt hook is present. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a a spray of three flowers, bordered by ring and dot motifs. The back is undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 41.1 mm in length, 24.8 mm wide and 8.2 mm thick (including hook), 2.1 mm thick (not including hook). It weighs 5.8 grams. The hooked cl…
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
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Record ID: WMID-95B596
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy blunt hooked clasp (dress hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1649 - AD 1660). Approximately 95% of the hooked clasp is present, with only the hook missing. The clasp is ovoid (oval) in plan, with one attachment loop on the left side and two on the right (either side of the remnants of the hook). The centre of the clasp is decorated with the joined shields of the Commonwealth Arms. The left shield bears the Cross of St George, and the right shield has the Irish harp, although that is heavily worn and less easily identified. The back is plain and un…
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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