Record ID: SUSS-AA5F13
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy dress fastener (eye) of post-medieval date (c.1500-1700). Description: The object consists of a plate, oval in plan and flat with bevelled edges on one face. It has a rectangular loop/eye at one end flanked by two small circular attachment loops with a third at the other end. A collar of two knops sits at the junction between the third attachment loop and the plate. Two further knops project from the sides of the plate, at the mid-point. The front of the plate is decorated with a raised foliate design within an oval border composed…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-C06C9D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval copper alloy blunt hooked clasp of early Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1700) The object consists of a shield shaped plate with three integral attachment loops, two at the base of the object forming the corners and one protruding at the apex. At the base of the object between the loops the integral flat rectangular hook extends, recurving upwards with a rounded blunt end. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a crowned fleur-de-lis in moulded relief, with scrolls below. The crown itself is curved round the centre…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2023
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Record ID: SUSS-F51EFA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy post medieval blunt hooked dress fasterner of Read's Class A Type 2 dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1650. The object is the eye section of a two part blunt hooked clasp. It comprises an ovoid copper alloy plate with a sub-triangular loop which projects from the wider end. The upper surface has 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 the remains of three attachment knops, two positioned on each side edge…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2022
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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.

Record ID: SUSS-51D3F5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, corroded post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece, dating to the16-17th century AD (AD 1500-1700). 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 a projecting rounded collar. It has a moulded relief design: a lion passant guardant, facing left. Central on each long side is a bifurcated ornamental knop. The square loop has broken away, with only a vestige surviving beyond one of the side loops. Read (2008, pg 176; no. 670) classifies it as early post-Medieval Class A, Type 8.
Created on: Wednesday 20th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Thakeham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7AD13C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete copper alloy hooked clasp, AD 1550-1650. The hooked clasp is a single piece of metal that is convex. It is oval in shape with three loops arranged in a triangular pattern, two opposite and one at the apex of the oval. At the opposite apex between the two loops is the integrally cast hook, this is a rectangle of metal that has been back curved to clasp an eye on the opposite clasp. The front of the object has a chequered field in relief. The rear is undecorated. There is slight corrosion on the front of the hooked clasp. Read (2008), Number 634, page 170. The whole object has …
Created on: Monday 18th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-B5CC4B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy dress fastener (AD 1550-1650). The object is one half of a 'hook and eye' fastener and represents the hook portion. It consists of an oval flat plate which has three protruding attachment loops containing circular sewing holes, arranged at cardinal points. The plate is decorated with a flower like inscribed motif. The object is completed by a rectangular plate emerging from one end of the plate, which has been folded to form the hook that would loop through the partnering eye. The item matches a Brian Read's 'post medieval class A type 2' hook …
Created on: Monday 10th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-9FEA45
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval, cast copper alloy arm-fragment from a Victorian skirt lifter, AD.1500-1750. It consists of a short spoon/scoop with a cast cylindircal shank that terminates in a bifurcated rounded fork. There is a shallow groove in the rear side of the shank 38.55mm up from the scoop terminal. The scoop is rounded and shallow. Length: 84.6mm Thickness of shank: 3.48mm Width of Scoop: 7.02mm Weight: 6.48g Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. For example, see finds: BH-E61D84; CORN-C851A6; DUR-B0C806; IOW-36F656; IOW-650564;…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SUSS-8D2522
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy eye section of a dress fastener. dating to the 17th century AD. Read Early Post Medieval Class A, Type 8. The remains of the object consist of an oval plate bearing possible foliate and floriate design with a beaded border; rounded attachment-knops, the end one with a projecting rounded collar; a debased bifurcate ornamental knop either side; the eye section is damaged with part of the end section missing. It measures 37.4mm long, 22mm wide, 1.66mm thick and weighs 6.26 grams. Cf. READ (2008) p 175, no. 664. A dress fastener, hook se…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-56C670
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Post Medieval decorative dress hook, c. mid-16th-17th century AD. The remains of the dress hook consists of the one-piece, shallow convex decorated plate, which is formed into the shape of an acorn, with a debased trefoil attachment knop and circular hole at the apex of the acorn and two further circular attachment-knops with circular holes positioned opposite one another at the base of the acorn. The two base attachment-knops flank the remaining fragment of the sub-rectangular blunt hook, which has broken at the bottom edge as it turns upwards; the hook wou…
Created on: Friday 25th September 2015
Last updated: Friday 5th October 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-D15A7C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy dress hook, dating to the 17th century AD. Read Early Post Medieval Class A, Type 8. The remains of the object consist of an oval plate bearing possible foliate and floriate design with a beaded border; rounded attachment-knops, the end one with a projecting rounded collar; a debased bifurcate ornamental knop either side; the blunt ended hook is broken off at its end. It measures 43.66mm long, 21.5mm wide, 1.85mm thick and weighs 6.4 grams. Cf. Read (2008) p 175, no. 663.
Created on: Wednesday 8th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-B084B5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece, dating from the 16-17th century AD. It has an oval plate with three circular loops for attachment: two at the base, protruding to each side, and one at the other end. There is a debased bifurcated knop midway along the long sides; one is missing and the other is 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 symmetrical floral design with a central quatrefoil with knop at its centre and two coiled 'leaves' at either side.…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Saturday 5th January 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-A59665
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy dress hook of Post Medieval date, c. mid-16th to 17th century AD. Read Class A, Type 8. The dress hook consists of an oval main plate decorated with a moulded relief of intertwining foliate and floriate design within a beaded oval border. At one end the dress hook would have had two attachment loops either side of the rectangular attachment loop; only one remains. The other end has one circular attachment loop with a projecting rounded collar flanked by two knops. It also has a debased bifurcate ornamental knop either side of the oval panel. The reverse of t…
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-4B6213
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy early Post Medieval oval dress hook with a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, dating to c. 16th-17th centuries AD. Read Class A, Type 2. The remains of this dress hook consist of the flat oval plate, with traces of the three original probably debased trefoil attachment-knops with circular holes, positioned at the apex of the pointed oval and symmetrically to each side. The base of the oval plate is flattened and probably would have had the eye, which was fashioned from the same flat plate as the oval. The outer surface of the dress hook is decorated with an incised…
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6BD0B2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy early Post Medieval dress hook fitting, dating to c. mid-16th-17th century AD. Read Class A, Type 8. The dress hook is comprised of a single blunt-hooked and eye clasp, with an oval plate decorated and scrolling and floral patterns within a beaded border. The dress hook retains two of the three rounded attachment-knops, which are perforated with circular holes. The missing attachment-knop would have been positioned on the opposite end to the blunt-hook, which is also missing, save for a fragment still attached to the oval plate. Two unperforated decorat…
Created on: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-68E280
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete worn and corroded Post Medieval cast copper alloy dress hook, c. AD 1649 - 60. Read Class A Type 12. The clasp is sub-pentagonal in plan with a rectangular eye section on the top with two attachment loops on the plate beneath. A further rounded attachment loop is at the bottom with a projecting spiral collar.. The centre of the clasp is decorated with a moulded relief of a four petalled flower with sepals and fronds.The rear of the clasp is flat. here is a small split at the bottom of the plate above the bottom loop, due to old damage. The clasp has a green patina. …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Warnham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-103295
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval to early Post Medieval copper-alloy clothing fastener dating from the mid 14th to early 16th centuries AD. The fastener comprises two plates terminating in curved hooks. The plates are secured by means of a hinge. The upper surface of both plates is decorated with an incised shield pattern. The fastener measures 26.5mm in length, 7.4mm in width, 0.8mm thick and weighs 3.45 grams. A similar fastener can be found on the PAS database: CAM-FE05B7, which has a suggested date of late 14th-early 16th century AD.
Created on: Saturday 24th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Findon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-3BC877
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worn and corroded Post Medieval cast copper alloy post medieval dress fastener circa AD 1649 - 60. Read Class A Type 8. The clasp is oval shaped in plan. The oval panel bearing a possible foliate and floriate decoration within a beaded border. It has three attachment loops, the end one with a projecting rounded collar, the other two either side of the broken hook. There is a debased bifurcate ornamental knop either side of the oval panel. The hook is broken. The object has a dark green patina with patches of brown corrosion showing. It has a high degree of tinning on its…
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-3B6597
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn and corroded Post Medieval cast copper alloy post medieval dress fastener circa AD 1649 - 60. Read Class A Type 8. The clasp is sub-lozenge shaped in plan with a rectangular eye section on the top flanked by two attachment loops with another attachment loop at the bottom. The centre of the clasp is decorated with a moulded relief of a four petalled flower with sepals bordered by two addorsed spirals with two transverse bands at opposite ends.The object has a dark green patina with patches of brown corrosion showing. The clasp is 38mm long, 23.6mm wide, 2.6mm thick and …
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CA9DE7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of early Post Medieval date, c. 16th-c. mid-17th century AD. The hooked tag is of Read's Class A, Type 8 being oval in plan with three attachment-knops and two ornamental knops. It has a rounded collar at one end with an attachment-knop; at the other end the hook is missing together with one of the two original attachment-knops. The front of the oval panel has an ornamental raised design, possibly foliate and floriate within a beaded border with an ornamental knop at either side. The reverse is flat and undecorated.There are faint traces of w…
Created on: Sunday 11th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Herstmonceux', grid reference and parish protected.