Record ID: GLO-9E49D0
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy 'male' tag from a pair hooked tags. The tag has a sub-oval plate with a large rectangular hook at one end (now truncated). Either side of the plate are two pierced lugs for attachment with a two further at the rear that clank a scallop shaped projection. The centre of the plate is decorated with a human face flanked by crescent shaped drapery design. This artefact dates to the 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-5E6A57
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Post Medieval copper-alloy eyed clothing fastening for use in conjunction with an opposing hook, AD 1600-1700. The object has been made from a length of wire which has been bent into a 'U' shape, the two pinched and squared ends then turned outwards so that both touch the outside of the 'U', creating two loops.
Created on: Monday 4th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-EF9665
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Post-Medieval incomplete cast copper-alloy openwork plate, probably a piece of a dress fastener eye-clasp. Plano-convex in cross section, sub-triangular in plan and flat in profile, with the flat side displaying the remains of a gilded surface and the moulded 'rounded' side being plain. The openwork design consists of a central incomplete circle forming a crescent, surrounded by three kidney shaped apertures. The outer frame has a small protruding knop on either side and two broken projecting arms at the base, possibly the mis…
Created on: Wednesday 30th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DAE3BA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy dress fastener eye-clasp depicting a human face with an inscribed scroll beneath, probably dating to c.1500-1800. Plano-convex cross-section with the reverse being plain and flat. Sewing holes to either side of the face, one being incomplete with an incomplete inscribed scroll bearing the letters E - K I below these. At the base are two broken protrusions that would probably have formed the attachment loop. The face has pellet formed hair and a floral decoration to each side of the neck. The surface displays a patchy dark green patina. H…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-8C19ED
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medival dress fastener dating to c. AD 1500-1700. Read Class Type 3. It comprises a circular plate with a undecorated concave back face and a domed front face with a central moulded Tudor rose decoration.  The rose decoration has a central pellet surrounded by a circle of tight petals and two further rows of gradually looser M-shaped petals.  The trapezoidal loop is missing.  The dress fastener has an integral hook which tapers to a broken blunt point and is slightly twisted.  Read, Class E Type 3, post  medieval hooke…
Created on: Friday 25th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Leadenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-88F51E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post medieval copper-alloy dress fastener. An eye-piece of a blunt-hooked clasp of Read’s (2008) Class A, Type 2 and similar to ibid No. 648. The plate is sub-oval (slightly wider at the eye end) and shallowly convex on the front, concave on the reverse. There are three projecting circular attachment loops, one at the narrow end and two opposing each other at the wide end. The eye, situated directly opposite the narrow end, is incomplete and slightly distorted. The break are not recent. It appears to have been originally oval and there is a small V-shaped notch at the …
Created on: Friday 25th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
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Record ID: NMS-8844B7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post medieval copper-alloy dress fastener. An eye-piece of a blunt-hooked clasp of Read’s (2008) Class A, Type 2 and similar to ibid No. 643. It is a flat sub-oval plate with a rectangular loop or eye at one end. At the opposite end and at the centre of each long edge there is a projecting circular attachment loop, although one of these latter is incomplete due to a worn break. The two complete ones have a very small round knop on their outside edges. There are two small concavities on the internal edge of the outer transverse bar of the eye, probably a result of …
Created on: Friday 25th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
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Record ID: LIN-4C815B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dress hook of early Post-Medieval date, c. AD 1500 - 1700 of Read's Class E Type 3. The dress hook is circular. Only short stubs for the rectangular attachment loop have survived. The body of the dress hook has a central equal-armed cross with a raised central pellet within a linear circle.  Three quarters have four circular apertures and the other has three. The edge of the linear circle has a beaded and engrailed edge. The hook at the base is centrally placed and is broken and incomplete, missing its curved point…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Leadenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1207D8
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Post-Medieval cast copper alloy hooked clasp dress fastener, dating to c. AD 1600-1700.  Read Class A, Type 1 (with three attachment knops). The find is circular in plan with a sub-rectangular eye at the top and three pierced lobes for attachment situated at 2 o'clock (this lobe is bent backwards slightly), 6 o'clock (this lobe has a knop at the base) and 10 o'clock. The fastener is almost flat, but is propped up by the bent lobe. To the front it is decorated with a six-petalled flower around a central boss in moulded relief op…
Created on: Saturday 19th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2024
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Record ID: LIN-B37C0A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress hook dating from the 16th-17th century (AD 1550 - 1650). Read Class E type 3.  The dress hook has a central circular body of which is decorated with the classical bust in relief facing right surrounded by a circular border and outer border of circular pellets. The rectangular loop has been broken and only a small L-shaped projection has survived. At the opposite end, the rectangular hook extends from the body and terminates with a truncated end, missing its tip. The reverse is undecorated and flat, although behind…
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tydd St. Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-228E8A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy dress fastener of Post-Medieval date. The fastener is sub-triangular in shape with a rectangular loop at the top, parallel to the plate. The front of the plate is decorated with two eyes and a beak near the top, either side of which are cast wings, the tips of which form the edges of the plate. Either side of the eyes is a circular hole and at the terminal of the plate is a projecting, cast circular loop. The back of the plate is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-1EB137
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy hooked dress fastener of Read's class A, type 8, dating to c.1500-1650.  The hook element of a hasp & clasp fastener, consisting of a sub-oval flat plate with an extended arm at one end to form a hook, missing the hooked end. There are three sewing holes (one incomplete) and two protruding knops, one either side of the plate. The face is decorated with a moulded floral design, surrounded by two concentric oval rings. The reverse is plain and the surface is rough, displaying a pale green patina. Length 4…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-7B7E03
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MODERN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Dress Fastener (Skirt Lifter) of Modern date (AD 1850-1880). The object is composed of an ovate shaft, terminating in a small scoop at one end and a small, perforated loop at the opposing end. The shaft is tapered approximately 50% along the length of the shaft. Length: 42.38mm, Width: 7.55mm, Thickness: 4.76mm, Weight: 3.2g The metal is dark green/brown in colour with a pitted patina. This object is a broken part of one arm of a skirt lifter.  The arm is broken at the central pivot, which is now the broken loop at one end of this object. The f…
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0DFEC9
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy 'hasp and clasp' dress fastener of Read's class A type 2, dating to c.1550-1700. It is uncertain whether it is the hook or eye element ot the fastener. The oval flat plate has one complete attachment loop on one side with the visible remains of two more, one is opposite and another on the end of the plate below. Above is a double ridged moulded collar that is directly beneath an old break. The face has a very faint foliate decoration, with the reverse being plain. Length 25.4mm, width 22.6mm, thickness 1.2mm and weig…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

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: NARC-C21497
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Dress Fitting (dress eye) of Post Medieval date (AD 1550-1700). The object is composed of a sub-circular central element with a flat rectangular loop at the upper end. The opposing end of the fastening has a worn knop which would have been cinquefoil in form, it terminates in an old, abraded break and a portion circular perforation is retained. There are two further perforations within the plate toward the loop end. These holes would have enabled the fastening to be sewn to a garment to secure it in place. The opposing fastening would have had a hook to …
Created on: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2023
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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: BUC-9B78DA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early post medieval hooked clasp dating to 16th-17th century AD. Class E, type 1. The tag is rectangular shaped. At the top of the clasp there are two semi circular projections, underneath it is openwork, with a large rectangular perforation. Underneath this are two square perforations. The clasp has been bent out of shape, and there is no hook remaining. The clasp has a mid green patina, and measures 20.9mm in length, 13.2mm in width, and weighs 2.36g.  Similar to clasps shown in Read 2008, pages 87-91.
Created on: Friday 2nd June 2023
Last updated: Sunday 2nd July 2023
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Record ID: BUC-7A11DA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early post medieval hooked clasp dating to 16th-17th century AD. Class A, type 1. The tag is circular with attachment knops, one on the top of the tag with projecting pellet, and two either side of the hook which is now missing. One of the lower attachment loops is worn and broken. The openwork motif is a six petalled flower bordered by palmettes. The clasp has a mid green brown patina, there is no decoration on the reverse. It measures 37.6mm in length, 31.5mm in width and weighs 7.10g.  Similar to Read 2008, page 166, number 615.
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 2nd July 2023
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Record ID: BUC-79F82E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy early post medieval hooked tag or dress hook, dating to 16th-17th century AD. The tag is sub-lozenged shaped, only the top of the tag remains. The break is worn. The centre of the tag is decorated with foliate moulded relief. Only a petal remains on the fragment There is a thick solid border running around the edge. At the top of the tag is a rectangular loop, this is flanked by a smaller circular loop either side. The top centre of the rectangular loop is worn. There is no decoration on the reverse. The tag has a dark green patina, with patches of brown. I…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Sunday 2nd July 2023
Spatial data recorded.