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Record ID: SOM-25328E
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post-medieval dress hook or fastener, c. AD 1500-1700. The hook is trefoil with a central perforation, through which a spherical attachment knop protrudes. The face of the hook plate is decorated with hollow circular bosses topped with six pellets in a flower arrangement (five around the edge and one in the centre). Two of these bosses are missing, one remains. On the back of the hook plate the attachment shank connects to a sharply curved hook. The hook is flat at the attachment end and circular in section towards the point.  Cf. NMS-D39…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B1A130
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy openwork dress hook of post-medieval date, c. AD 1600-1700. The dress fastener exhibits a circular projecting loop with the corroded remains of an iron rivet visible in the central aperture. The openwork decoration consists of two circular apertures positioned one above the other, with a lozengiform aperture to the side. The fastener then tapers and exhibits a circular rivet hole with the remains of a corroded rivet within. The fastener then narrows to form a projecting hook, the tip of which is bent backwards. Cf. SOM-3C914C and DOR-89178…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C18804
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete, early post-medieval, 16th-century cast silver gilt dress hook of Read (2008, p55) Class C, Type 4. The dress hook has a rectangular-shaped hollow plate which is trapezoidal cross-section. It has a cast front-plate divided into three longitudinal panels, each with three domed bosses and imitative ground-supported twisted wire filigree and granules. It has an integral fleur-de-lis shaped collar, providing support to the hook. The back-plate has laterally-projecting engrailed long edges, and a transverse rectangular aperture. A separate wire hook pierce…
Created on: Monday 12th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oake', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7FB07F
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete silver dress hook dating to c. AD 1450-1600. The hook consists of one-piece cast in the form of a shell with two attachment-knops. The third loop and the hook are now missing. The front of the dress hook is convex and moulded with linear lines to provide detail of the scallop shell. It has two attachment-knops at the base of the shell, one each side. A third knops should have been in place at the top of the shell, now missing but for a small piece projecting out from the engrailed edge for 2.2mm. The knops are sub-rectangular in cross section with bevelled e…
Created on: Monday 3rd February 2020
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lullington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-ADF636
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval gilded copper alloy dress hook of which only the main plate and stibs of the hook and loop remain. The main plate is lozenge shaped with a decorative, moulded border surrounding a now empty central cell with has a hold through the centre where a second or possibly multiple elements were attached. This central cell is un-gilded suggesting it was complete covered by the applied elements. The border has a plain raised line at its inner edge, defining the cell outside which is a flange with an edge shaped into multiple lobes by regularly spaced indents. On this flange and ei…
Created on: Friday 6th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marshfield CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E7D7E0
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, copper alloy dress fastener whose form has been suggested by Read (2008, 112) to date to the early Post-Medieval Period c. 1500 - 1600 AD. The object is composed of a rectangular loop at the top of a flat sub-triangular plate. At the lower edge of the plate is an integral hook which begins to curve backwards before terminating in a break. The plate and loop are broadly trapezoidal in cross section. The loop is broken over part of its top edge although it is still possible to estimate its dimensions being 2.7mm long by7.2mm wide. The triangular plate extends …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corscombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6DE4E0
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1600. The artefact is trefoilate in plan formed of three lobes arranged in a triangle and plano-convex in cross section. Each lobe is domed with a convex front and partially flat back with central slightly concave areas. An applied rectangular loop and the attached portion of the hook survive in situ, soldered onto the back plate into these hollows. The front face's outer edge is decorated with a row of pellets, now slightly abraded and chipped in places. Each trefoil is decorated with two annulets each surro…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-49B7AA
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, copper alloy dress fastener whose form has been suggested by Read (2008, 104) to date to the early Post-Medieval Period c. 1500 - 1600 AD. The object is composed of a rectangular tag attachment at the top of a flat sub-ovate plate. At the lower edge of the plate is an integral hook with a curved back, sharp point. The plate and tag are broadly trapezoidal in cross section. Each side of the plate has 3 lobs. The upper right and upper left and middle left lob of which are pierced. A further hole which has been partially pierced is placed to the left of the upper …
Created on: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsbridge CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D959F2
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver gilt dress hook dating to the Post Medieval period. The hook itself is broken, with the original terminal missing. However, the loop survives and there is little to no damage to the plate. The thick plate is rectangular in shape, with a series of seven globular knops placed at regular intervals around the perimeter. Where the hook projects form the plate at one end there is a trefoil decoration, with linear bands placed between the lobes and a central circle suggesting a floral design. The central plate bears the incised letter “M” which is placed within an in…
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huxham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0BF130
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1600. The hook is trefoilate in plan, and plano-convex in cross section, consisting of a hollow boss affixed to a backplate with a cusped outer edge. The boss is decorated, probably repousse, with a floliate pattern depicting a central rose flanked on each lobe by a three petalled flower expanding from its bulb and with its stem flanked by a pair of leaves, all in low relief. The interstice of each lobe is delineated by a stem which terminates in a trifoliate leaf. An applied rectangular loop and rearward facing sh…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-9D87DF
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy hooked tag with a roughly circular plate, trapezoid loop and backward facing hook. The central plate is shaped like a flower with leaves and has a flat back and moulded convex front. The plate is circular with an outer ring formed of seven oval rings arranged in a circle with pointed knops between, the outer edge is shaped to the rings and knops. Within this outer ring is an inner plain line ring around plain centre. At the base of the flower is a pair of elaborate leaves flanking the lower third of the flowers circumference. These leaves rise from a do…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-3C66C4
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy openwork dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1625. The tag is cast into the form of a cord (with slight raised transverse lines running along it) tied into an openwork hungerford knot with pellets on each terminal. From these pellets expand a trapezoidal attachment loop, whilst an integral rearwards curving hook expands from the apex of the central loop of the knot. Both the hook and cord have a D-shaped cross section, whilst the juncture with the hook is slightly thickened. The terminal of the hook is lost. Dimensions: length 27.5mm; width 17.3mm…
Created on: Thursday 21st September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-0F0D92
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
2017 T816: Disclaimed and returned to finder Description: A silver gilt dress hook of 16th century date. The hook is piriform in plan, and D-shaped in cross section, consisting of a hollow boss affixed to a backplate with a cusped outer edge. The boss is decorated with applied pellets and beaded wire, arranged into three circles flanking a fourth, each containing a central applied pellet. The flanking circles contain three further circles, arranged around the pellet, with the same arrangement at the interstices between the outer circles. Several elements of the design have been mis…
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cossington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B37BB9
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy openwork dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1625. The tag is cast into the form of a cord (with slight raised transverse lines running along it) tied into an openwork hungerford knot with pellets on each terminal. From these pellets expand a trapezoidal attachment loop, whilst an integral rearwards curving hook expands from the apex of the central loop of the knot. Both the hook and cord have a D-shaped cross section, whilst the juncture with the hook is slightly thickened. Dimensions: length 33.2mm; width 18.6mm; thickness 2.9mm; weight 2.27g. …
Created on: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langford budville CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B4E8FE
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook dating to c. 1500-1650. The hook comprises of a lozenge-shaped plate with a beaded edge and a central quatrefoil within a lozenge shaped border, all in low relief. Expanding from the top of the plate is a trapezoidal attachment loop, widening towards the top and broken at one of the arms with a fairly recent break, although it remains complete. At the the bottom the plate terminates in a slight transverse collar and backwards facing cheet hook, which tapers to a point. Length: 34.6mm, Width: 17.1mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 1.85g. This is…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2017
Last updated: Saturday 13th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BCEA93
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked tag (dress hook). The central plate is flat openwork with a pair of confronted, moulded spirals that start in the centre ofthe base before curving out to form the sides then back to meet at the centre at the top leaving an openwork area within. The rectangular attachment loop is attached to the upper part of the curve of the spirals. Below the spirals is a transverse ridge with projecting ends and a narrower but thicker collar at the junction of plate and hook. The form of the spirals and ridge is emphasised on the front by indented areas. …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-34030A
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval dress hook dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1650. The dress hook consists of a central boss with a trapezoidal attachment loop projecting from one side and a tapering hook projecting from the other. The central boss is concavo-convex and exhibits a moulded design of a human bust or mask. The hook tapers along its length and terminates in an old break. The fastener is 28.65mm in length, 14.54mm in width and weighs 1.46g. See: Read 2008 pg. 92, no. 326.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Queen Camel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-23EBB1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy dress fastener of Read's Class E, Type 3. The fastener consists of a rectangular sewing loop with a central circular openwork plate. The plate depicts a moulded facing bust within a linear border. the edge of the plate is beaded and engrailed. The hook extends from the bottom of the plate and curves underneath itsef, terminating in a sharp point. See Read, 2008, p. 93, no. 331. It is 31.39mm in length with the circular plate having a diameter of 14.29, and the retangular loop measuring 12.77mm in length, and 6.85mm in width. It is 2.18mm thick and we…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sutton Mandeville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1C6392
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2016 T380: Disclaimed returned to finder. Description: An incomplete silver gilt dress hook. The plate is trapezoidal in shape. It has an old horizontal break across the top and breaks along both long edges. The front of the plate is decorated by a central cluster of four silver pellets surmounted by a single pellet. The plate is divided into four quarters by one horizontal and one vertical incised groove. Each quarter exhibits a series of diagonal grooves radiating from the central pellet cluster. At the bottom of the plate is a cluster of three pellets surmounted by…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aller', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B7EC1E
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval dress hook, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1550. The dress hook is Read Class E, Type 3. It exhibits a trapezoidal attachment loop, D shaped in cross section, which at its narrower end expands into the sub-circular body. The body exhibits openwork decoration consisting of two oval apertures side by side under the attachment loop. A circular aperture is situated to the outer edge of each oval, and a moulded pellet is situated centrally just below the ovals. This pellet has five oval apertures radiating from it to the side and beneath it. There …
Created on: Thursday 5th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.