Record ID: SWYOR-F132FD
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy dress fastener (eye for a blunt hooked fastener of Read Class A, Type 2) of post medieval date AD 1600 - AD 1700.   The main plate is sub-ovate with two complete round attachment loops projecting from either side of the outer edges, and a third attachment loop at the pointed end of the plate.  These loops are each decorated with a projecting knop. The other end of the plate has a rectangular loop which shows signs of wear. The plate is engraved with an oval panel bearing a possible foliat…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C83D69
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener; an eye piece form a hook and eye fastener of Read class A, type 8 dating from about AD 1550 - 1700. The fastener is sub-oval in plan with a broken sewing loop at one end and two complete loops at the opposite end, one either side of a protruding rectanglar eye. There is a bifurcated knop on each side of the centre of the plate. There is decoration on the face in the form of a foliate moulded design in the centre surrounded by two oval moulded border lines. The reverse is plain and flat and the surface has…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-04CAA7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post-medieval, cast copper alloy dress fastener, the hook for a hook and eye catch, dating from AD 1600-1700. It is sub-oval in plan with a rectangular projection at one end, separated from the remainder of the fastener by a shallow ridge, bent forwards to form a blunt fastening hook. There are three perforated attachment knops, one at the end opposite the hook, and one on either side. All are incomplete. The front is decorated with a simple floral design (this could also possibly be interpreted as a fleur de lis or Prince of Wales feathers). The reverse is plain. Tr…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 28th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-201A2F
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold disc, probably part of a late Post Medieval or Modern collar stud or similar dress fitting, dating from AD 1850 - 2000. It is a shallowly domed disc with no decoration. The reverse is concave and is partially covered with a black coating, perhaps an adhesive as there is no other evidence of attachment. There is a flange round the edge which is flatter and uncoated. The disc would probably have been attached to a central shaft terminating in a smaller domed disc which would have sat against the neck after being threaded though a collar.  Measurements are; diameter 10.8mm, th…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-8D53FE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy dress fastener, part of the eye of a hook and eye fitting, dating to the post-Medieval period, about AD 1550 - 1700. The object is composed of an incomplete sub-circular body, with a, now missing, rectangular loop at the upper end, and the remains of an attachment hole at each side. The opposing end of the fastening is broken off and missing. The front face is decorated with a florate design. The reverse face is flat, plain and undecorated. It is of Read Class A, type 11. Dimensions: The object has a length of 22.0mm, a width of 15.9mm, a thickness…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D3A328
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval toggle piece from a hook and eye style fitting, of Read's Early Post-Medieval unclassifed toggle-clasps Type 5 (Read, 2008: no. 761), dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It may be pasrt of a sword belt fitting. It has a flat plate with a damaged attachment end and pairs of large semi-circular notches to each side. At the terminal end is a projecting disc that would have enabled the object to lock in place with the corresponding catch/eye piece. At the centre of the attachment end and at the centre of the plate towards the terminal are the remains…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-2D44E3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post medieval single piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It is a Read Class A, Type 2 dress fastener. The body of the hook is an elongated oval and convex, the front being decorated with drapery or floral bands at each end. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex which is missing, and one at each side of the fitting. The attachment part is missing, so it is uncertain whether it is a hook piece or a clasp piece. It has a thick white metal coating. The reverse is hollow. The dress fitting is 22.7m…
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-8434BA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook, from a hook and eye fitting of Modern date, probably AD 1800 - 1980. It is made from thick gauge circular-sectioned copper alloy wire, bent double, then bent into a hook, with the ends each curving out to the side to form two sewing or attachment loops. The object is 37.1mm long, 25.4mm wide, 18.9mm thick and weighs 14.0g. It was found close to another almost identical object - SWYOR-842D9C. A very close parallel is Read (1998) number 589, his Early Post Medieval Class A, type 1. Fasteners like this were used on uniforms in the 19th century and beyond, though…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-842D9C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook, from a hook and eye fitting of Modern date, probably AD 1800 - 1980. It is made from thick gauge circular-sectioned copper alloy wire, bent double, then bent into a hook, with the ends each curving out to the side to form two sewing or attachment loops. The object is 36.1mm long, 24.9mm wide, 21.2mm thick and weighs 14.66g. It was found close to another almost identical object - SWYOR-8434BA. A very close parallel is Read (1998) number 589, his Early Post Medieval Class A, type 1. Fasteners like this were used on uniforms in the 19th cemyury and beyond, thoug…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-838689
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable shoe or clog hasp, which would have been used with a similar clasp to secure a wooden shoe to the foot, dating from AD 1700 - 1900. It is a rectangular frame round a rectangular opening. Projecting from one long edge are two prongs, curving away from each other, forming an anchor like double hook. Measurements are; length 18.1mm, width 21.1mm, thickness 1.6mm and weight 1.37g. The opening on the hasp would have taken the hooked part of the clasp. The opposite end, shaped like an anchor, was used to secure the hasp to the fabric, and the opposite c…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F2579D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a Post Medieval dress fastener or toggle dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. The date and function of objects of this form are debated, it being either a Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic pestle, or a Post Medieval clothing fastener toggle. It consists of a rounded body in the shape of a pointed oval, circular in section, from one side of which extends a short, sub-rectangular sectioned shaft ending in a pair of rings positioned side by side. The fastener has a patchy green patina. It is 24.4mm long, 16.9mm wide and 6.6mm thick. It weighs …
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-79F477
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oval and openwork Post Medieval dress fastener; an eye piece from a hook and eye paired fastener, dating from AD  1500 - 1700. It has a narrow incomplete loop at one end, with two small circular sewing holes for attachment behind it. The perimeter of the plate is engrailed or scalloped with ornate scroll work, and there is an oval knop at the apex. This does not appear to be broken, so it is probably not a dress hook with a broken hook. The centre of the plate has a central rib, with three openings on each side of it. Length 29.3mm; width 18.0mm; thickness 1.7mm and weight 3.48…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-58B01C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Post medieval hook-piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. The body of the hook is oval and convex. The front is decorated with an incised flower and foliate design. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex and one at each side of  the top of the hook, which is missing. It is 31.6mm long, 15.3mm wide, 3.6mm thick, and weighs 4.67g. Similar examples are found on the PAS database and on pages 168 and  169 of Read's Hooked Clasps an…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2022
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-0F65F9
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval eye piece from a hook and eye dress fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It is of Read's early Post medieval blunt hooked and eye clasps Class A type 2. It is broadly oval with two perforated lobes on either side of the rectangular loop at one end. One circular loop is incomplete and the plate is distorted, bending at an angle across the middle. The main body has moulded floral decoration of a bell shaped flower emerging from a border of tendrils. The other end of the plate is missing. The reverse is plain. Th…
Created on: Monday 8th August 2022
Last updated: Saturday 27th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-2CE62D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early post medieval hook piece from a blunt hooked hook-and-eye-fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It is of Read's Class A type 1. The clasp is cast in copper alloy with a moulded design in relief. The design consists of three concentric rings of raised pellets around a central cluster of pellets; the effect is that of a stylised flower. Three rounded attachment knops arount the circumference of the clasp have all broken. There was one at the apex and one projecting at each side of the hook. A hole has been punched through the clasp, possibly as a repair, …
Created on: Monday 4th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B88BB
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dress fastener whose form has been suggested by Read (2008: 171) to date to the early Post-Medieval Period around AD 1500 - 1600. The object is a Read class A type 2 eye fitting from a hook and eye dress fastener. The object is composed of a rectangular attachment loop at the top of a flat, broadly oval plate. This plate has three projecting knops, one placed on either side of the plate aproximately one third of the way down the length of the plate, and another at the apex. Each knop is a pointed oval and is pierced by …
Created on: Monday 30th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-CD29FC
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy Post Medieval blunt hooked hook piece from a hook and eye type fastener, of Read class A, type 2, dating from the early post-medieval period, about AD 1550 - 1700. It has an oval body with three pierced lugs for attachment, one on each side of the oval and one at the end. At the other end of the oval is a transverse ridge, and a broad curved hook which bends forwards. The face of the body is convex and is decorated with a embossed design which is undefinable due to the condition of the dress hook, but which seems to have a three lobed cupola at the looped end, and …
Created on: Monday 28th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-A5427B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dress fastener whose form has been suggested by Read (2008: 170) to date to the early Post-Medieval Period around AD 1500 - 1600. The object is a Read class A type 2 eye fitting from a hook and eye dress fastener. The object is composed of a rectangular attachment loop, which is broken with the one side of the outer edge missing, at the top of a flat, broadly oval plate. There is an integral cast collar between the loop and the plate. This plate has three projecting knops, one placed on either side of the plate aproximately one third of the way down the…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-D6A070
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from AD 1500-1700. The body is oval in shape. At one end is a knop which is damaged, but would have been pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further pierced knops for attachment at the opposite end of the body, one on each side. The rectangular catch loop is complete. The front of the plate is decorated with three stylised feathers or a fleur de lis and has a border of punched annulets. There are also traces of silvering or a white metal coating. Measurements; length 31.7mm, width 26.3mm, thic…
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Saturday 20th November 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-754D3E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval, copper alloy dress fastener of Read class B type 2, dating from about AD 1700 - 1900. It has a circular front plate of pressed sheet metal, to the reverse of which is attached a double strand of wire shaped into a blunt hook at one end and two circular attachment loops at the other one of which is broken. The front plate has a slightly scalloped edge, moulded with a series of small pellets, and a central moulded design of a flower made up of six petals and a central pellet. The fastener 14.5 mm long 13.3mm wide 2.9mm thick. It weighs 0.7g. Read, 2008, Hooked Clas…
Created on: Monday 14th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-090FC4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy wire blunt hooked clasp of Read's Class A, Type 1, dating from AD 1500 - 1900. The clasp is made from a single piece of heavy gauge wire, which has been bent back on itself to form a hook and has its ends curled into a pair of flanking attachment loops. It has a dark green patina. This form was used until modern times, but the patination suggests an earlier date. Compare with SUR-3488DA and Read (2008) page 155 - 156. Length: 28.34 mm Width: 13.16 mm Thickness: 8.54 mm Weight: 2.48 g
Created on: Monday 21st December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-430730
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Medieval or Post Medieval possible dress fastener dating from AD 1350 - 1600. It is an eye- or catch-piece and may have had a matching hook piece when in use. The fastener is a flat plate of complex shape. One end is trilobed. The two outer lobes have an engrailed curved edge but are otherwise plain, depicted like two semi-circles placed tip to tip next to each other. In the centre is a smaller more rounded lobe, which projects further. It is decorated with raised pellets covering the front surface, and has a smooth edge. The other end of the mount is sub-rectangular and much…
Created on: Friday 31st July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-DC1EE1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fastening loop from a clothes fastener, dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD1500-1700. It is formed of wire which has been bent into three loops, two for sewing the fitting to textiles and a larger loop to take the fastening hook. The smaller two loops abut each other. The fastener has a medium green/brown patina. It is 10.5mm long, 8.7mm wide and 1mm thick. It weighs 0.14g. See Read (2008) Page 156 number 587-8, Class A type 1. It is possible that there was originally a decorative plate attached to the front of this eye piece covering the join of two smaller loops.
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Last updated: Monday 31st August 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-61FB8D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook piece from a hook and eye blunt hooked fastener dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1550 - 1700. It is a hook of Read's class A type 12. It is cast in one piece and has relief decoration on the front face. It is sub-pentagonal in plan, with a tri-lobed terminal at one end, and a wide, blunt hook extending form the other end and curving forwards. The centre lobe of the lobed terminal would have been an attachment loop, but is damaged. There are also two holes in the plate, one in each corner at the hook end. The decoration is a central four petalled flowe…
Created on: Friday 26th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-3DA1D1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver Hooked Tag dating from AD 1500 - 1600. It is of Read Class M, type 2. It is a trefoil shaped plate with moulded decoration perhaps forming a fleur de lis. There is a triple collar across the base, before a wide hook descends. This is broken at the point where it would have bent backwards. There are four small circular holes, probably sewing holes, through the plate, and Class M Hooked tags are distinctive because they do not have attachment loops projecting from the back. About 13mm long and10mm wide. Thickness and weight not yet known. A parallel, though n…
Created on: Monday 24th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bassetlaw', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-DE97BC
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener element; the eye piece from a blunt-hooked, hook and eye clasp, of Post Medieval date, probably AD 1500 - 1800. The object is a pointed oval plate, with a broken sub-rectangular eye at one end, and a large circular hole perforating the other end. The front has a design in relief which is badly corroded and unintelligible apart from one curling scroll tendril near the eye. There are traces of a white metal coating. On the reverse is a copper alloy rivet near the eye on the centreline. The large perforation may also have been for a rivet. The edge…
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-EE6A86
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy wire dress fastener of Post Medieval date, AD 1450 - 1925. It is of Read Class A, type 1 form. It is made from a single piece of circular sectioned wire which is bent back on itself to form a hook and two circular attachment loops. The length is 15.2mm, 10.2mm wide and 9mm thick, and the weight is 0.67g. The wire is 1.3mm diameter. See Read (2008) Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, page 155, number 582 - 586. Possibly the earliest depiction of the type is in a portrait of AD 1445. A group were also found on a ship wrecked in 1656. This type of hook was used on both men an…
Created on: Monday 29th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CC3FF2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy wire possible dress fastener a hook or eye fastener or clasp of probable Post Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1700. It is incomplete and is made form two strands of copper alloy wire of oval cross-section. The two pieces are twisted together, and the twisted rod is bent at one end. At the other end, one piece of wire is longer and bends to the side. Both ends are broken. It is 27.6mm long, 18mm wide and 2.2mm thick. 1.24g. The object is similar to artefacts in Read (2008) such as number 555 on page 140, and 574 on page 146. Number 580 on page 149 is also similar, but this…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-088C69
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
An early post-medieval copper alloy Class I hooked clasp; a chatelaine wound wire blunt-hook dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It fits into Read Class I (Class A, type 2). Either side of the double wire shank is is a separate wire which has an inward facing spiral. They are seized together and to the shank with a thinner gauge wire. The hook of the shank is bought together at the end to form a loop. The decoative end of the hook-piece is missing. The object is 36mm long, 25.9mm wide and 5.3mm thick. It weighs 5.22g. Reference: Brian Read Hooked-clasps and Eyes, page 142 reference 576.
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1DEB94
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a Post Medieval dress fastener or toggle dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. The date and function of objects of this form are debated, it being either a Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic pestle, or a Post Medieval clothing fastener toggle. It consists of a rounded body in the shape of a pointed oval, circular in section, from one side of which extends a short, sub-rectangular sectioned shaft ending in a pair of rings positioned side by side. The fastener has a patchy green patina. It is 25.6mm long, 18.7mm wide and 6.8mm thick. It weighs 5.53g…
Created on: Monday 1st April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-72A0FC
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Medieval to post medieval silver mount or strap fitting or dress fastener probably dating from AD 1400 - 1650. It is broadly D shaped in plan, with the curved edge being scalloped, and the straight edge having concave corners. In the centre of the curved convex edge is a projecting lobe, extending outwards and projecting forwards. It is decorated with two grooves running along it making it fluted. The area of the mount to each side of this lobe, has four rounded lobes along the scalloped edge on each side. There is a rectangular hole below at the inner end of the projectin…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-8F8E97
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post Medieval silver gilt dress fastener; the eye or catch piece of a hook and eye type fastener. It is of Read's (2008) Class B, type 2 dating from about AD 1500 - 1700. It has a circular, slightly convex plate decorated with filigree. It has a twisted wire border of thicker gauge wire on the outside, and a finer grade of applied wire adjacent to it on the inner edge. This encloses a 6 petalled flower outlined in applied wire, with a small pellet forming the centre of the flower. One of the petals has an almost circular perforation of approximately 1mm near the centre of …
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EDA81
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook, Read class A, type 2, dating from the early post-medieval period. about AD 1550 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three pierced lugs for attachment, one on each side of the oval and one at the base. At one end of the oval is a transverse strip, and the remains of a broad, curved hook, part of which has broken away and is missing. The face of the body is decorated with an engraved design consisting of a spray of five leaves, edged with a border of small annulets. The reverse is plain. The hook has a smooth, light green patina. It is 39mm long,…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5B3376
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener or mount from dating from about AD 1200-1700. It is a lozenge shaped plate of copper alloy with no surviving evidence of attachment. The front has an incised border with short transverse lines between the border line and the edge of the plate. The centre of the plate is decorated with faint rocker arm decoration. The plate is 20.2mm long, 17.5mm wide and 1.9mm deep. It weighs 1.4 grams. The patina dark grey/brown. Similar objects include YORYM-5A4A44 which is thought to be a mount, and NMS-7DC651 which is a double hooked dress hook. This plate could be fr…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F164BF
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible Post Medieval dress fastener, part of a composite wire hook and eye dating from about AD 1500 - 1700. It is a circular disc of copper alloy with no visible decoration surviving. On the reverse is attached a short length of copper alloy wire, laying along one edge of the disc. This probably once extended into a sideways projecting hook or loop for attachment. The object is 13.9mm diameter, 2.5mm thick and 1.37g. Possibly Read (2008) Class B, type 2, similar to number 598 on page 159.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-FBCF94
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress fastener, the hook piece, of Post-Medieval date, Read class A type 2, dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body, squared off at one end, with three fastening loops on the outer edge, one at the apex of the oval and one in the centre of each side. Each fastening loop is pierced with a circular perforation and has a small, rounded knop on the outer edge. In the centre of the squared end is an integral, projecting blunt hook, the end of which has broken away and is missing. One face of the fastener is decorated with a design of a three petalled spray …
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-735AED
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper alloy dress fastener of early post-medieval date, AD 1500 - 1700, Read class A, type 7. It has a sub-oval body tapering at one end. It is ot clear whether it is a hook piece or a catch piece as the fitting has broken off. There are the remains of three integral attachment loops, one on each side of the fitting and one in the centre of the opposite end, all now also broken. The underside of the body is concave. The upper side is convex and decorated with radiating grooves to resemble a scallop shell. The tag has a light brown patina. It is 26.6mm long, 18.4mm…
Created on: Tuesday 26th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-A6A9A3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress fastener, the hook piece, of Post-Medieval date, Read class A type 2, dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body, squared off at one end, with three fastening loops on the outer edge, one at the point of the oval and one in the centre of each side. Each fastening loop is pierced with a circular perforation and has a small, rounded knop on the outer edge. In the centre of the squared end is an integral, projecting blunt hook, the end of which has broken away and is missing. One face of the fastener is decorated with a punched design of a three petall…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B6027
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener of Read's class A blunt hooked type, dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD 1600 - 1700. The body is oval in shape, concave beneath and terminates at one end in a broad, integral hook, the curved end of which has broken away and is missing. On either side of the base of the hook, where it leaves the body, is a small, circular attachment loop. A third loop was present at the other end of the body, but this has also broken away and is missing. The upper side of the body carries an incised design of a single flower with two slender leaves. The tag is 33.4m…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-36015A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post medieval hook-piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. It is a Read Class A Type 2 dress fastener. The body of the hook is an elongated oval and convex, the front being decorated with drapery or floral bands at each end. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex and one at each side of the blunt wide hook which bends forwards. There are traces of a white metal coating. The reverse is hollow. The dress fitting is 39.4mm long, 24.3mm wide and 4.2mm thick. 7.6g. Compare number 648 on page 172 of Read's Hooked…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2AAC8D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A silver-gilt dress fitting dating from the 16th century. The object may be a mount from a dress fastener rather than a functional clasp or hook. It is a circular disc with four integral projecting loops positioned equally round the edge, perhaps for sewing or attachment to a garment. Two of the loops have broken off and are missing. The dress accessory has applied filigree decoration. The cast plate is decorated with applied twisted wire forming three circles, and decorating the centre of each with three smaller circles in a trefoil. There is also a small filigree circle in each…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3D9327
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post medieval hook-piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. The body of the hook is oval and flat, with no apparent decoration apart from a white metal coating. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex and one at each side of the blunt wide hook which bends forwards but which is incomplete. The dress fitting is 40.4mm long, 27.1mm wide and 2.1mm thick. 6.58g. Compare number 635 - 637 on page 169 of Read's Hooked Clasps and Eyes (2008).
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3D74C5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post medieval hook-piece from a hook-and-eye type fastener dating from AD 1550 - 1700. The body of the hook is oval and convex, the front being decorated with a flower and foliate design (perhaps a fleur de lis) inclised on a stippled field. There are three integral projecting attachment loops, one at the apex and one at each side of the blunt wide hook which bends forwards. There are traces of a white metal coating. The reverse is hollow. The dress fitting is 38.6mm long, 16.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. 6.85g. An identical example is number 630 on page 169 of Read's …
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F34467
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval, copper alloy dress fastener; the eye piece from a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, of Read class A, type 2 (three attachment knops, some with a collar, projecting and/or ridged), dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three attachment knops, one to either side and one at the apex, all pierced with a circular holes. A rectangular loop projects from the base. The upper surface of the body has incised and stamped decoration comprising a border of punched annulets inside of which is a foliate design in the form of a fleur springing from the loo…
Created on: Sunday 8th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-F68B49
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Modern collar button, shirt stud or cufflink dating from about AD 1700 - 2000. It is a silver setting with a cabochon gem, probably green onyx. The yellow green gem is domed, and is oval in plan. It is set in a band of silver with eight vertical thickened ribs. An engraved line round the base of the setting divides the side from the back of the front component. A very short central shank projects from the centre of the reverse of the gem setting, and links it to a flat silver oval backplate. No maker's marks or hallmarks are visible. The dress fitting is 13.3mm long, 11.6mm wide and…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th April 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CF925
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval, copper alloy dress fastener; a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, of Read class A, type 2 (three attachment knops, some with a collar, projecting and/or ridged), dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three attachment knops, one to either side and one at the apex (now missing), all pierced with circular holes. A broad flat hook projects from the base and is broken at the bend. It has no collar. The upper surface of the body has incised and stamped decoration comprising a border of punched annulets inside of which is a foliate design in the fo…
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-D1DA58
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver gilt decorative element probably from a Post Medieval dress fastener or hat decoration dating from the 16th century. It is circular and convex on the front with a hollow back. It is decorated with a six petelled flower design formed from applied wire with a worn projecting rivet at the centre. The petals could have been cells for enamel or other settings, but are now empty. The circular plate has a double border of rope effect applied wire filigree. There is a C shaped loop of wire on the reverse, now flattened, which would have allowed this element to be attached to a larger…
Created on: Tuesday 14th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-27DCBD
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval, copper alloy dress fastener; a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, of Read class A, type 2 (three attachment knops, some with a collar, projecting and/or ridged), dating from AD 1500 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three attachment knops, one to either side and one at the apex (almost entirely missing), all pierced with circular holes. A broad flat hook projects from the base and is broken at the bend. It has no collar. The upper surface of the body has incised and stamped decoration comprising a border of punched annulets inside of which is a foliate desi…
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-DBA47D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast silver-gilt dress fitting dating from the 16th century. It is the eye piece from a hook and eye fitting and has applied filigree decoration. The fitting is sub-triangular in plan with a large wire loop projecting from the straight base. This loop is soldered on to the reverse. The two remaining edges of the triangle are lobed because the rest of the plate is a trefoil of three circular elements. There is a cast knop at the apex and two lower corners, and integrally cast projecting attachment loops in the centre of each side. The cast plate is decorated with applied twisted wire…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0B30F5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Post-Medieval, copper alloy dress fastener; a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, Read class A, type 2, dating from AD 1600 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three attachment knops, one to either side and one at the apex, all pierced with circular holes Two short stumps of metal at the attachment end of the body are all that remain of a rectangular attachment loop or catch that has broken away and is now missing. The upper surface of the body has incised and stamped decoration comprising a border of punched annulets inside of which is a foliate design in the form of a fleu…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5D3F15
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a Post Medieval dress fastener or toggle dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. The date and function of objects of this form are debated, it being either a Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic pestle, or a Post Medieval clothing fastener toggle. It consists of a rounded body in the shape of a pointed oval, circular in section, from one side of which extends a short, oval-sectioned shaft ending in a pair of rings positioned side by side. The ends of the button part are worn. The fastener has a light green patina. It is 25.5mm long, 20.1mm wide and 7.5m…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FE646
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a Post Medieval dress fastener or toggle dating from about AD 1600 - 1800. The date and function of objects of this form is debated, being either a Late Iron Age or Roman cosmetic pestle, or a Post Medieval clothing fastener toggle. It consists of a rounded body in the shape of a pointed oval, from one side of which extends a short, circular shaft ending in a pair of rings positioned side by side. A casting seam is visible along the length of the solid body on the face opposite the shaft. The pestle has a dark brown patina. It is 25.8mm long,…
Created on: Thursday 31st July 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-D16779
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver gilt catch piece from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from the seventeeth century. The dress fastener consists of a disc with an added wire loop soldered on to the reverse. The disc has an applied twisted filigree border and is decorated with four repousse knops each with their own applied twisted filigree border. There are also five applied pellets, one central and four equidistantly distributed around the edge of the disc in the angles between the domed knops. Each of these four pellets have their own circlet of twisted filigree. The attachment loop is form…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Hiendley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-594EE1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver gilt hook piece from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from the seventeenth century. The dress fastener consists of a disc with an added wire loop soldered on to the reverse. The disc has an applied twisted filigree border and is decorated with three repousse knops each with their own applied twisted filigree border. There are also four applied pellets, one central and three equidistantly distributed around the edge of the disc in the angles between the domed knops. Each of these three pellets have their own circlet of twisted filigree. The attachment loop is …
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bilton-in-Ainsty', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-369F70
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A silver gilt catch piece from a Post Medieval hook and eye type dress fastener, dating from the 16th century. A silver-gilt catch piece from an eye type dress fastener. A piece of silver wire has been formed into one large loop (now broken) and two smaller ones for attachment to the textile. On the front at the centre is an applied disc with three bosses and filigree ornament. Between the bosses is an applied pellet. Three similar pellets are positioned in the angles between the domes. The upper surface has been gilded. Similar items can be found on the PAS database: HAMP-B…
Created on: Thursday 6th February 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B13E05
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable dress fastener in the form of a wire pin fashioned in a D shape with the terminal projecting at the bottom of the loop. The terminal is in the form of a thin acorn and is semicircular in section. The rest of the object is circular in section, made of thick wire. The opposite end tapers to a sharp point. This object was probably used as a dress fastener similar to a cloak fastener or hooked tag. The acorn motif suggests a Medieval date, but no parallel has been found. The D shape appears to be intentional rather than as a result of damage. The object has a patch…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 14th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA47B4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy hook piece from a Post Medieval hook and eye dress fastener, dating from AD 1500-1650. The body is sub-lozenge shaped. At one end is a knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing, but broken across the sewing hole. There are two further projecting pierced knops for attachment, one in the centre of each side (one now missing). Projecting from the other end of the plate is a wide and blunt hook which curves forwards. The front of the plate is decorated with three stylised feathers or a fleur de lis and has a border of punched annulets. The base of the design…
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-048243
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy hook piece from a Post Medieval hook and eye dress fastener, dating from AD 1500-1650. The body is sub-lozenge shaped. At one end is a knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further projecting pierced knops for attachment, one in the centre of each side (one now missing). Projecting from the other end of the plate is a wide and blunt hook which is broken where it would have curved over. The front of the plate is silvered but does not appear o have a design. Compare SUSS-A7FB53 which cites Read 2008, Hooked-Clasps & Eyes, p171, Nos. 641-…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3D99D3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
2012 T329 Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire I have examined an object found at Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. It a silver coin that has been converted into a brooch or clothes fastening by the addition of attachments to one side: a round eye that could enable it to be sewn to a garment and a hook. These attachments are still in place and in good condition. A fragment of the coin itself has broken off. The 'front; of the coin (i.e. the opposite side to where the attachments have been added and thus the side intended for display) has been gilded. The coin is a silver maille tierce of Philipp…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bassetlaw', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-27D9B4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The hook section of a cast, copper alloy, dress fastener dating from 1600-1700. It has an oval shaped body, concave on the underside. At one end of the body is a circular fastening loop, now broken. There are two further fastening loops at the other end of the body, one on each side. Beyond this pair of loops is a short, rectangular section that would have curved back on itself to form a broad, blunt hook, but this has broken away and is also missing. The upper surface of the body carries a design of a flower with two leaves and three petals. There are three small crescents below the …
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-C16C95
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener, perhaps part of a cloak fastening, probably dating from the early post medieval period, AD1500-1650. It consists of a loop of copper alloy wire of circular section, one end of which extends to become the shaft and curved hook of the fastener. At the other end of the loop, the wire is extended into a shorter section: this is bound to the shaft with five turns of thinner gauge wire in order to prevent the loop from springing open. Traces of some sort of white metal coating remain on the fastener; elsewhere it displays a dark brown patina. It is 28mm long, …
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E8254
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from about 1550 - 1650 AD. The body is sub-oval in shape with a slightly domed front and has a shell-like decoration; the undecorated back is smooth and slightly concave. There are two pierced knops for attachment at one end of the body, flanking a now missing rectangular fastening loop. At the opposite end there would have been another pierced knop for attachment but this has been broken off. The catch plate has a light green patina. A complete example of the same design is SUR-11C176, and compar…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clayton with Frickley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9BAA47
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from 1500-1700AD. The body is oval in shape. At one end is a knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further pierced knops for attachment at the opposite end of the body, one on each side. The tractangular catch loop at the other end has broken off and is missing. The front of the plate is decorated with three stylised feathers or a fleur de lis and has a border of punched annulets. There are also traces of silvering. There are many similar examples on the database including SWY…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-365BB1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fastening loop from a clothes fastener, dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD1600-1700. It is formed of wire which has been twisted into three loops, two for sewing the fitting to textiles and a larger loop to take the fastening hook. On one side of the fitting are two small, transverse grooves where a decorative front plate would have been soldered onto the wire; this is now missing. The fastener has a medium-light green patina. It is 23.4mm long, 15mm wide and 2mm thick. It weighs 1.62gm. Although this object is without its front plate, complete attachment loo…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3576A4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post-medieval, cast copper alloy dress fastener, the hook for a hook and eye catch, dating from AD1600-1700. It is sub-oval in plan with a rectangular projection at one end, separated from the remainder of the fastener by a shallow groove: this would have been bent over to form a blunt fastening hook. There are three perforated attachment knops, one at the end opposite the hook, and one on either side. Only one remains intact; of the other two, one is broken and that at the end is missing. The front is decorated with a simple floral design consisting of a single flower with f…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-761AF3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy hook plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from 1600-1800AD. The body is lozenge shaped. At one end are two small semi-circular knops flanking a larger knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further pierced knops for attachment at the opposite end of the body, flanking a rectangular hook which curves forwards. Halfway along each side of the body are two small projections divided by a shallow notch. The decoration on the front is worn but seems to be five floral elements, one central, with radial lines between them. There are …
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-25C424
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, post-medieval dress fastener, dating from 1500-1700AD. The main body is circular, with a pierced and pointed knop on one side and a broad, curving hook on the other. The hook is not complete, the end portion having broken away. There are two circular piercings close to the outer rim of the main body, presumably making up a trio of attachment points with the pierced knop. The body is decorated with two concentric circles and a set of small, rectangular indentations between the outer circle and the rim. The fastener has a dark brown patina. It is 39.9mm long, 26.3mm…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wakefield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-192F64
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress fastener of the post medieval period dating from1500-1650. It is one hafl of a hook and eye fastener; the catch half. The body is an ovoid shape, hollow on the underside. At one end it broadens out; this section has two circular holes for attachment to the dress and the remains of a rectangular fastening loop. At the opposite end there are the remains of a small sewing loop for attachment to the dress. The body carries an incised design of two flowers rising from the catch end; each flower has two leaves on the outer side of the stem. The fastener appears to …
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5D0484
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook piece from a hook and eye type of dress fastener, dating from the Post Medieval period. The catch is triangular in plan, with rounded projections at each corner, each containing a sewing hole. The wide flat hook projects from the straight end and bends forwards, but the end is missing. There is a kidney or heart shaped decorative hole in the plate near the hook. The sides of the plate are bevelled. The reverse is slightl hollow. The metal is poor quality and may have had a white metal coating. This plate is thicker than other examples, and the triangular shape is a…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2011
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-227D16
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The hook section of a cast, copper alloy, dress fastener dating from 1600-1700. It has a flat, oval shaped body. At one end of the body is a short crossbar and a sub-rectangular knop pierced with a circular hole. At the other end are a pair of circular knops, one on each side of the body, also pierced with circular holes. Between these knops, the body extends into a flat, rectangular section, which curves back on itself to form a broad, blunt hook. The upper surface of the body carries a design of a flower with two leaves and three petals, and a row of small circles which follow the r…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E889B4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from 1500-1700AD. The body is oval in shape. At one end are two small semi-circular knops flanking a larger knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further pierced knops for attachment at the opposite end of the body, flanking a rectangular fastening loop. Halfway along each side of the body are two small projections divided by a shallow notch. There is no other decoration visible. The fastener is 39.2mm long, 23.1mm wide and 1.9mm thick. It weighs 5.59gm. There are many similar exam…
Created on: Friday 20th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0BDF37
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A silver dress fastener; the hook piece from a hook and eye catch. It is in the form of an acorn with a cross hatched cup and a smooth acorn. The flat hook projects from the base of the cup and bends backwards in a U shape. There are three circular sewing loops; one at the apex of the acorn, and one on each side of the hook. The front is moulded and the reverse is concave. There is a maker's mark stamped on the reverse. It is in the form of a fleur de lis. An incomplete cast silver dress fastener hook-piece of post-medieval date. The fastener, which is in the shape of an acorn, m…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirk Smeaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-674821
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast, copper alloy toggle dating from the post-Medieval period, 1600-1800 AD. It consists of a rounded body in the shape of a pointed oval, from one side of which extends a short, circular shaft ending in a pair of rings positioned side by side. The toggle has a patchy, dark green patina. It is 26.9mm long, 22.7mm wide and 8.2mm thick. It weighs 8.68gm. There are many examples on the PAS Database; DENO-D53724 lists many others. The patchy patina of this example would seem to support it being a toggle to fasten clothing.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Lincolnshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E8B2B1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a hasp section of a cast copper alloy, hasp and clasp type dress fastener, probably c. 1600-1750. It is the "eye" half of a hook and eye. The fastener is of openwork design, the main body being in the shape of a heart. Below the bottom of the heart is a short, rectangular crossbar above a lozenge shaped projection that is pierced with a circular hole probably for attaching to a garment. Above the heart is a lozenge shaped perforation, flanked by two small lobes with circular fastening holes and above this a rectangular loop to accept the clasp section. There is a trilobed pro…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E47D07
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Dress Fastener; one plate from a hook and eye fitting dating from the 16th or 17th century. The plate is oval and at one end a hook or catch has broken off. Part way along each side there is a small attachment loop projecting to the side. The end is circular with another projecting external loop. The front of the plate is decorated with an incised fleur de lys surrounded by annulets. It is very similar to SOM-103EF2, SOM-66AE51 and SOM-E0FF65. See also Read Class A type 2 plates 641-644 page 171.
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-8921B5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy terminal from a dress accessory of some sort (probably) which is Post Medieval in date. It is made of thin copper alloy and is triangular in shape and rectangular in section. It is of hollow construction, with a circular hole in the apex. The reverse is plain, but the front is decorated with scrolls and a trilobed terminal which is decorated with small punched circles. Much of the gilding on the front and back survives. At the base of the triangle, the front steps up, getting suddenly thicker. It has a length of 17.09mm, width 16.61mm, thickness 3.16mm, weight 1.99g. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B0EA2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One pieces from a copper alloy hook and eye dress fastener, dating from the 17th century. The mount is an oval plate with three projecting knops that each have a hole through them. A wide flat hook with the bent part broken off projects from one end. The plate is decorated with punched circles around the edges and a fleur-de-lys in the centre. It has a length of 40.56mm, width 28.05mm, thickness 1.82mm, weight 4.65g. Similar examples are SUSS-EE3BB1 and SWYOR-F186F2 located on the PAS database. See also Bailey, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC -1840AD, p. 100, Fig. 2.42. Also Read 2008 pag…
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BF41D6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2009 T607 British Museum Report: Fragment of openwork silver, roughly hemispherical in shape, with filigree circlets and granular knops on one side, the inside flat. Weight: 2.43g, length: 24.4 mm. Probably part of a 16th Century dress fitting such as a button, head of a dress pin or bead, but possibly later. 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 British Museum
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scotton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F186F2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fastener; half of a hook and eye fastener dating from c. 1600-1700. It is oval in shape; one end of the oval finishes in a pierced lobe with a small knop, the other end in a rectangular fastening loop. There are two side lobes, each of which also carries a small knop and a sewing hole. The upper side is decorated with a pattern of a plant with three flowers, one at the end of the stem and one on either side. The underside is plain. The fastener has a light green patina and the metal is in good condition. It is 36.6mm long, 29mm wide, and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 3.8…
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E62D86
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy clasp piece from a hook and eye fastener dating from the post medieval period. The plate is oval with an acorn shaped terminal knop. There are four broken sewing holes round the edge and a rectangular loop at the end. The front of the plate is decorated with white and light blue enamel and a central metal fleur dr lis or acorn. The fastener is similar to other hook and eye clasps from the Early post medieval period, but the use of blue and white enamel is unusual and probably suggests a late 16th or 17th century date. The fastener is 37.16mm long, 22.2mm wide and 1.3mm …
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-23DCE2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dress fastener of probable seventeenth century date. It is the hook piece of a hook and eye clasp. The flat oval hook-piece measures 36.5mm x 27.9mm x 2.2mm, weighing 6.59g.. At one end is a wide hook which curves up and forwards. Part way along each side there is a small attachment loop projecting to the side. The end is circular with another projecting external loop. The front of the plate is decorated with an incised fleur de lys surrounded by annulets. The hook-piece would have had a corresponding catch-piece. It is very similar to SOM-103EF2, SOM-66AE51 and SO…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-B29CB1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete dress fastener; part of a seventeenth century hook and eye clasp. The operational part of the piece is missing so it is not clear whether it is the hook or the catch piece. The fastener is a plate of metal which is currently oval, but which may originally have been more trefoil shaped. There is a broken sewing loop at one end, and the other end of the plate is damaged, so the hook or catch, and the other two sewing loops are missing. The reverse is plain and the whole plate is bent. The front is decorated with a swirling fleur like design which is typical of t…
Created on: Monday 14th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-131B66
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy toggle of post-Medieval date. It has a solid three- dimensional ellipsoid which is 19mm wide and 8.5mm thick. From the centre of one side projects a narrow stem which is oval in section. The stem terminates in two circular loops, one on each side of the stem. The toggle is 24.4mm long from the loops to the face of the head. It has a flaky grey patina. Although it has an unusua form, several similar ones have been recorded on the database, including WMID-905A14. At present, there is no reliable typological sequence for the development of this category of artefact.
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-DA8573
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast post-medieval dress hook dating from 16th - 17th century. The fastener is roughly triangular and flat with cast decoration on the front surface only. At the top of the hook there is a sub-rectangular loop which is broken through which a ribbon or strap would have been passed. On each side of the dress hook there are two small circular loops (one at the top and one nearer the bottom). There were presumably to used to stitch the fastener to a garment. The front surface appears to depict a female figure with the face at the centre and the body tapering towards the botto…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D1DBC6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy clothing fastener. The fastener has the common rectangular loop for attachment to a strap and an ornate flat plate. The openwork decoration consists of a small heart shape with two 'S' shapes, back to back underneath, then another heart shape. The back of the fastener is completely flat but has a tiny mark about two thirds of the way down where there may have been some kind of hook or rivet (possibly made from iron?). The fastener measures 45mm in length, 26.9mm in width and 2.4mm in thickness, and weighs 9.01g. Similar to plates 687-689 page 180 of Read 200…
Created on: Wednesday 14th April 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
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