Record ID: KENT-C6A7C3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy hooked tag of Post-Medieval date. It has a rectangular plate with integral rectangular sewing lug at the upper edge, and integral hook at the base. The plate hasthree notches along each edge and a large central rectangular boss. This has a central rectangular projection with an unclear foliate incised decoration. At the base of the plate the integral hook has a ribbed collor. The hooked tag is 27.4mm long, 13.2mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weigh 3.02 grams. This is a hooked tag of Post-Medieval date that finds close parallels in a number of examples published by…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: KENT-C7BEBA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy hooked tag of Post-Medieval date. It has asub rectangular plate with integral rectangular sewing lug at the upper edge, and integral hook at the base. The plate has a moulded relife desing with a pellet in the center and four radiating T-shaped arms forming a cross with two pellets in each corner; all within a linear border. At the base of the plate the integral hook has a ribbed collor. The hooked tag is 30.3mm long, 12.9mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.71 grams. This is a hooked tag of Post-Medieval date that finds a close by Read (2008) in particualr ref …
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: KENT-AFC4EF
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval (c. AD 1500-1600) silver gilt dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 1 (rectangular) (Read 2008, 59). The body and hook survive, but the attachment loop is missing. The body is rectangular with seven projecting knops on the corners, sides and attachment end, and a fleur-like moulding at the junction with the hook. At the centre of the body, three worn annulets surmounted by a recessed heart. A very similar example can be seen on the database: KENT-442B16. The item is 19mm long, 9mm wide and weighs 1.46 grams.
Created on: Friday 12th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Record ID: KENT-3DEDD8
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval (c. AD 1500-1600) silver gilt dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 5 (Heart-shaped/ Ovoid) (Read 2008, 71). The dress fastener is complete, with both the attachment loop and hook intact. The plate is largely flat and has a lobe on top, one on each side, and another above the hook. The plate is decorated with a raised foliate design consisting of a heart shape above three petels. The motif is contained within a raised border around the edge of the plate. The face and edges of the plate retain the gilding. The reverse of the dress fastener consists of a separate …
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B6CE8F
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Post Medieval copper alloy dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 3, rounded. The plate is circular and convex with moulded foliate decorated on surface. At the top of the dress hook is a trapezoid loop and at the bottom is a D sectioned hook. A similar example can be seen in Read, Page 96 ref 350. The hook is 30.9mm long, 10.7mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weigh 1.31 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th November 2014
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Record ID: KENT-B702EA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Post Medieval copper alloy dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 8, Figurative. THe hook is one peice moulded relife in the shape of a convex scallop shell. . At the top of the dress hook is an uneven edge, presumably where where the trapezoid loop which has been broken off by an old break; at the bottom is a D sectioned hook. There are two circular rivets at the base of the shell of unknown functin. A similar example can be seen in Read, Page 115 ref 470 The hook is 29.2mm long, 13.9mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 2.20 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th November 2014
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Record ID: KENT-B0F9CC
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medeival dress fastening of probable 15th Century date. The fastener has a hemispherical head with twisted copper allloy wire, imitating thread, is wound around the raised three knobs to portray knots and loops. The reverse of the head is undecorated and has a separate shank that has been welded on with a white metal solder. There is white metal visable on the edge of the head suggesting that the fastening was silvered. The shank is circular sectioned and terminates in a point. Similar examples can be seen on the database: NARC-9BDBF3 The dress hook is 22.2m…
Created on: Friday 12th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
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Record ID: KENT-61FF07
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval (c. AD 1500-1600) silver gilt dress hook of Read's Class D, Type 5 (Heart-shaped/ Ovoid) (Read 2008, 71). The dress fastener is complete, with both the attachment loop and hook intact, however the latter has been flattened slightly and now bends to one side. The plate is largely flat and has a lobe on each side, with a rounded knop on either side bordering the hook. The plate is decorated with a raised foliate design, consisting of a five-petalled flower, the upper petals forming a rounded protrusion on the upper portion of the plate. The flower motif is contain…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2015
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Record ID: KENT-ED0B80
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver gilt dress fastener of 16th to 17th century date. A hook piece with filigree decorated plate. The plate is trefoil shaped with a dome on each foil; the domes are surrounded by applied filigree wire circles and all are glided. At the centre between the domes is a single domed pellet of gilded silver. There are three further pellets, one between each dome. The back of the plate is flat and bears file marks. At the back is a backward curved, pointed hook soldered to the plate. Above this is a separate bar to allow the fastener to be sewn to fabric. A similar cin…
Created on: Friday 4th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Mary in the Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6AAB07
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post Medieval cast copper alloy clothes fastener dating from the 16th century. The fastener has a round body with five circular perforations to create a Tudor rose with a raised pellet in the center. The attachment loop is trapezium in shape while at the other end the hook is complete. A similar example can be seen in Read ( 2008) page 98 ref 364 and is classified as Read Class E, Type 3.
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-675406
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy oval hooked tag with three projecting loops for attachment to clothing and the larger loop at the top has been broken off.. The tag is decorated with punched lines and circles which form a floral spray. The tag belongs to Read's Early Post Medieval Class A, Type 8, eg no. 665 etc. Length 38mm, width 20mm, thickness 1.4mm . Weighs 4.26g.
Created on: Sunday 3rd November 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-3F6696
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-gilt hook section of a blunt-hooked dress clasp; Read's (2008, 159-60) Class B, Type 2. The dress clasp has a circular plate which is convex in profile. The front is decorated in filigree with a ring of seven annulets surrounding a central annulet with a large pellet in the centre. There are six smaller pellets around the outer edge of the plate with the indication that a seventh pellet has been lost. All of the decoration is set within a peripheral filigree border. The one-piece wire hook is soldered to the concave reverse of a circular plate. The gilding covers the whole surf…
Created on: Friday 20th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Chart', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-AB295A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast early post-Medieval (c.16-17th century) enamelled copper-alloy blunt hooked dress fastening of Blunt Early Post-med Blunt hooked Class A Type 2 (Read 2008, 172). The clasp is roughly oval in plan, with an attachment loop on either side just after the blunt hook, now folded down over itself although remaining complete, and one at the terminal. Each of the attachment loops has been broken off. The body of the clasp is decorated with 3 pairs of ovoid champlevé enamelled cells (alternating white and blue) running diagonally from a raised segmented central ridge and …
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5243F3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress fastener eye-piece (16-17th century). It has an oval plate with three loops for attachment: two at the base, protruding to each side, and one at the other end with small lateral pellets at its base giving the effect of a debased trefoil. There is a debased bifurcated knop midway along the long sides; both are now abraded. An integral rectangular loop emerges from the pair of attachment loops at the base. The upper surface of the panel is decorated with a moulded human en-face mask, now unclear, with scrolling to each side and a swag below, all within…
Created on: Sunday 26th July 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Blue Bell Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4280BE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver dress-fastener of the hook and eye clasp type. This item represents the hook element. The body of the item is a circular back plate. On the font filigree wire is applied around eh border and within this are four rectangular shapes applied with wire which divides the circle into quarters. Within each quarter is a circular applied wire. On the reverse is the eye element o the attachment. It is made of a single silver wire that is bent to create two loops. Looped through is another wire that may have formed a sub-rectangle but is now broken. Soldered onto this is a circu…
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
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Record ID: KENT-B64635
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The hooked element of a hook-and-eye clasp dating to the late 16th or 17th centuries. Description: The hooked clasp has a large square plate with rounded attachment lobes with square collars and a flat forward-curved incomplete hook. The lobes are set either side of the body and opposite end to the hook. Each of these lobes has been pierced and retain iron rivets. The blunt hook has a banded collar which is pointed at the body end of the blunt hook. Measurements: 27.93mm long, 26.17mm wide, 1.79mm thick and 2.21g in weight. Discussion: The hook matches Read's early Post-Medie…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: KENT-9B2422
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily worn Post Medieval cast copper-alloy dress hook c.AD1550-1700. Description: Class A, type 2 dress hook. This hook is white metal coated, which has largely worn away. The main section has a floral design which is bordered by a ring and dot pattern, the dots also appear on the leaves and stem of the flower. The hook has been damaged, likely in antiquity, resulting in the projecting attachment-knops being missing, as well as the eye section. The back is flat and undecorated; the hook is a pale green/silver colour with some light brown patches visible. Dime…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E99C55
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy dress fastener of probable post medieval date (c.1550-1700). Description: The body is sub-oval in form and flat, 1.9mm thickness, with old breaks at either end. There are two attachment loops on either side surmounted by small finials (there would probably have been a third attachment loop at the base, now missing). At the top, the old break would suggest the start of a narrowed arm projecting from the body, so presumably a missing hook as opposed to a rectangular strap loop, as is often seen on this type of fastener. The face depicts an expanding …
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2021
Last updated: Friday 3rd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5A93E6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete gilt cast silver dress fastener (eye) of post-medieval date (c.1550-1600). Description: The body of the piece is sub-triangular with one sewing loop each side towards the bottom and a larger loop at the top. This loop is where the hook would have been inserted, thus forming the eye part of the hook and eye clasp. The centre of the piece is decorated with a five-petalled flower, each petal being moulded, having raised edges and a formed depressed centre. The petals do not join, but instead the raised edges that create them gradually terminate towards the centre …
Created on: Friday 26th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2BF768
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval hooked tag. AD.1500-1550. The tag is flat backed and has a moulded front. The central plate is circular in plan with a lobed outer edge. Within the circular-plan plate is an openwork pattern of round holes arranged in the four quarters possibly around equal armed cross. In the centre is a knop. At one edge of the plate is a broken attachment loop which would have been a rectangular-plan hole. At the opposite edge of the circular plate is what remains of a single hook, which would have served as a clothes fastening without needing a corresponding eye-p…
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Thurnham', grid reference and parish protected.