Record ID: SOM-2CA2EB
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2016 T1061: Disclaimed, returned to finder. Description: A fragment of a probably Post Medieval dress accessory of uncertain form, made of silver wire. The fragment consists of a triangular piece, broken and distorted along one edge but seemingly complete on the other two sides. The back of the object is made of silver wire laid in a grid, with interwoven strands like a net. The complete edge is formed from a V-shaped piece of plain silver wire soldered onto the front of the mesh or net, with a line of twisted wire outside this. Filling most of the centre of the V o…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Withycombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-280526
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Loop part of a two part cast copper alloy dress fastener of Post-Medieval, seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The fastener is flat and oval in plan with an integral rectangular loop projecting at one end. At the end opposite the loop, and flanking the junction of the loop and main plate, there are integral perforated circular knops. There is a small casting flaw or unfettled area along one edge. The front of the plate is decorated with a cast design of a recessed centre within a raised line border and on the recessed centre a central raised flower. The flower has an annulet…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1DC036
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress hook dating to the period c. AD1500-1700. It consists of a lozenge-shaped plate with a projecting circular loop flanked by two circular knops at the top. The plate then expands to its widest point and exhibits a two knops at each corner. The plate then narroes into a rectangular hook which terminates in an old break. The face of the mount is decorated with a symmetrical floral motif comprising a five-petalled flower in the centre with a leaf extending to each of the cardinal points with a smaller leaf or bud between each leaf. There are t…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7C03E5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval dress fastener of Read's Class A Type 2 dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1650. The dress fastener consists of a rectangular loop which projects from the oval plate. The plate exhibits relief decoration in the form of a human head surrounded by foliate tendrils within a reserve border which forms the edge of the plate. There are four rounded attachment knops positioned around the edge of the plate. The plate terminates in a projecting oval knop incised with a series of grooves. The object has a worn green/brown patina. The dress fastener measures 36.6…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-39121C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2016 T25: Disclaimed, returned to finder. Description: An incomplete openwork silver dress hook with applied silver filigree decoration. The dress hook is trifoliate in shape, with one petal bent the reverse of the object and one terminating in an old break. Each petal would have originally been circular with floriate decoration in the form of a central perforation with an applied filigree border and a number of silver pellets, some of which may now be missing. This is in turn surrounded by eight further circular perforations, each of which exhibits a filigree borde…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Drayton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1C7AD9
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress fastener of Read's Class F, Type 1, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The dress fastener has a T shaped terminal, and the vertical line of the T expands to a moulded transverse collar, below which is an openwork heart. A rounded knop projects outwards from each side two thirds of the way along the heart. The fastener narrows at the base of the heart before expanding out to a wide collar, the terminals of which curve slightly upwards. A moulded groove is present just below the collar, and the fastener narrows to the hook. This starts t…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-15738F
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval copper-alloy dress fastener, of Read's Class A Type 11, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1700. The fastener consists of a moulded openwork rectangle which is bent slightly backwards. This narrows to the neck, before flaring out to a knop at each side. Placed centrally between these knops is a moulded openwork lozenge, flanked by two small circular apertures. The frame of the body consists of a moulded openwork heart, the central indentation of which forms the lower two sides of the lozenge. An inverted trefoil expands from the lower point of the lozenge into the…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5C9232
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Post-Medieval dress fastener of Read's Class A Type 10, dating to the period AD 1650-1700. The plate of the dress fastener is sub-lozenge in shape, with an attachment loop flanked by two knops at its distal terminal. There are two sets of two knops situated at the apex of each longitudinal side. The plate narrows to the neck where there is an attachment knop to each side. The neck continues to narrow into the hook, which is flat and bends back onto itself. There are traces of moulded decoration on the plate, but their pattern is indiscernable. The reverse is un…
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B2B47E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper alloy dress fastener, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1750. The dress fastener consists of a rectangular attchment loop, flanked by two smaller circular attachment knops at each of its inner corners. The plate expands to a sub-lozenge form with a knop at its angle, although it has a worn break running digonally across its centre and so the opposite angle and the base are missing. Decoration consists of two petals from a four petalled flower. These petals are separated by a sepal. Decoration is in moulded relief, and there is a red-brown patina on the…
Created on: Monday 24th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Muchelney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-141A7D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy post-medieval dress fastener with a large circular central plate. This is the eye section of a hook and eye fastener, with a rectangular loop for the eye extended to one side of the plate. The circular plate is slightly convex and moulded in low relief on the front with a central six-petalled flower and a narrow border at the edge. Around the flower are four mouldings in the form of pairs of curled lines that start on the outer border of the circle and curve away form each other as they go towards the centre. There are holes between the pairs, curls and edge and cu…
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FDD898
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2015 T218: Disclaimed, returned to finder A complete post medieval silver-gilt eye piece from a hook and eye fastener. The body of the piece is broadly heart shaped with one sewing loop each side of the point, and a larger loop in the centre at the top where the hook from the other part of the fastener would have been inserted. One sewing loop is complete, the other missing to a break. The centre of the piece is openwork with the outer edges of the heart made of probably foliate branches. Down the centre of the heart is a design reminiscent of an urn, baluster …
Created on: Monday 23rd March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-21F2A4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval silver gilt decorative top from a hook and eye fastener dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1700. The top is circular, domed on the front and concave on the back. The front is decorated with a five petalled flower design formed of a central raised boss encircled by five larger bosses. The bosses are domed on the front and concave on the back of the piece. The bosses, including the central one are each encircled by an applied plain wire, some circles are incomplete. There are applied silver pellets in the spandrels between the wire circles and between the circles forming t…
Created on: Thursday 30th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1E9A44
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly damaged post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece (16-17th century AD). It has an oval plate with three loops for attachment: two at the base, at its junction with the hook, protruding to each side, and a incomplete 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 flat rectangular hook emerges from the pair of attachment loops at the base. It curves upwards before an old break which has removed the tip. The uppe…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton Sub Hambdon CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1F5DBB
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly damaged post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece (16-17th century AD). It has an oval plate with three loops for attachment: two at the base, at its junction with the hook, 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 flat rectangular hook emerges from the pair of attachment loops at the base. It curves upwards before an old break which has removed the tip. The upper surface of …
Created on: Wednesday 6th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-616C6A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2014 T505: Disclaimed as treasure and returned to finder Description: A complete silver-gilt eye piece from a hook and eye fastener. The body of the piece is square with one sewing loop each side towards the bottom, and a larger loop in the centre at the top 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 the head of a cherub moulded in relief. The cheeks of the cherub are puffed out, and puffs of air lead from the mouth to the left and right which flank the bottom of the loops. …
Created on: Monday 28th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-41EAF8
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress fastener, sub lozengiform. This is the hook section of such fasteners, with its rectangular loop 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 lobes flanking the start of the hook, …
Created on: Friday 20th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halberton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-88986D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener eye-piece (16-17th century AD). 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. It has been bent upwards at an angle of around forty degrees. The upper surface of the panel is decorated with a moulded human en-face mask …
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3853D7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress fastener, shield shaped with three attachment knops. This is the hook section of such fasteners, with its rectangular blunt hook with rounded end intact. The plate is shallowly convex. At its centre is a moulded design of a crowned fleur-de-lis. There is an extra pellet to each side at the base of the fleur-de-lis. There is an attachment knop/loop at each corner of the base of the plate, at the hook end. The third knop/loop is located at the centre of the rounded end of the plate. A fastener with comparable design, though an eye piece, can be foun…
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Saturday 5th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7BA565
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress fastener, sub lozengiform. This is the eye section of such fasteners, with its rectangular loop intact. 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 forming a pair of projecting rounded knops at either side. There are two pierced lobes flanking the hook, one either side. At the opposite end to the hook is a t…
Created on: Friday 11th April 2014
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DCEA74
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hook piece from a hook and eye fastener. The fastener has a central drop-shaped (piriform) plate with an extended terminal knop at the point and the remains of the hook extending from the broad end. The terminal knop is elongated with a rounded end and three incised lines running down the length. The hook is rectangular in section but ends in an old break at the start of the bend. There are four sewing loops around the end of the plate, two at the widest point of which one is damaged but complete and the other still has casting flash in the loop, and two bro…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.