Record ID: KENT-AB295A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast early post-Medieval (c.16-17th century) enamelled copper-alloy blunt hooked dress fastening of Blunt Early Post-med Blunt hooked Class A Type 2 (Read 2008, 172). The clasp is roughly oval in plan, with an attachment loop on either side just after the blunt hook, now folded down over itself although remaining complete, and one at the terminal. Each of the attachment loops has been broken off. The body of the clasp is decorated with 3 pairs of ovoid champlevé enamelled cells (alternating white and blue) running diagonally from a raised segmented central ridge and …
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-7E68AA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress fastener (eye section) of post-medieval date. The object consists of a circular plate with three rounded loops for attachment projecting from the outer edge. An incomplete rectangular loop for attachment to the hooked section of the dress fastener projects from between two of the attachment loops. The object is decorated with a central flower like motif consisting of a central flattened pellet surrounded by six pellets. This is then surrounded by eight openwork 'petals'. A series of flattened pellets and lines border the openwork 'petals'. The rear of …
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-2E5C20
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy dress fastener with a loop terminal on its upper end and with a broken hook. The worn decoration is possibly a facing head within a frame of symmetrical scrolls. Read's Early Post Medieval Class H, pp 119-121.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2016
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Record ID: SUR-2AA793
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy circular openwork clothes fastener with its hook missing. cf. Read nos. 370-372.
Created on: Friday 9th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2017
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Record ID: BERK-13396B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hook section of a two-part hook-and-eye clasp for fastening clothes c. 1500-1700 AD. The hook takes the form of a 'fly shape' in plan, with folded back wings and enlarged head at the hook end. It has a single central fixing hole at the rear and there is some evidence of enamel decoration to the centre of the device with red staining. It is also possible that this 'marking', is the remnants of a second fixing hole with the remains of a stud/rivet in place. The date is speculative and this hook might be from either side of the assessed date line. The surface is now cor…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-83029A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy D-sectioned hollow-backed hooked fastener with a diagonal grid decoration, dating from c. 1500-1550. It is complete except for some of the backing plate which has broken off. The fastener was probably inlaid with niello. Cf. Ward Perkins 1940, pl. LXXVI no.9. Read 2008 early post-medieval single sharp-hooked Class C Type 3. Early 16th century. NB: This is a rally find that was not seen by the FLO in person. Images and findspot information were kindly provided by the rally organiser.
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-82CD73
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy dress fastener of post-medieval date. The dress fastener, or hooked tag, is of Read's (2008:101) Class E Type 3, having a sub-rectangular attachment loop above a circular, openwork central body. Below this the complete hook extends and curves round to the rear of the object, which is plain and undecorated. Read (2008:101) no. 384 is an exact comparision for this object. It dates from c. AD 1500-1550.
Created on: Thursday 1st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Record ID: SUR-482F3A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper-alloy hooked dress fastening with a circular body, possibly in the shape of a rose. The fastener belongs to Read's Early Post Medieval Class E, Type 3, cf no. 350.
Created on: Monday 29th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: SF-B39CDE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Early-Medieval hooked tag of Read's (2008: pp. 32-33, nos. 136-138) Class E Type 1 hooked tags. It has an oval plate with integrally cast hook, missing a possible central setting due too old breaks. The central setting is sub-oval in form and irregularly finished, perhaps indicative of keying for niello or similar decorative elements that are now missing due to old breaks. This is surrounded by a raised oval border. At the top of the plate each corner has large oval projections with central circular apertures forming sewing lugs or loops. The upper edge of the plate bet…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-B3538A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress fastener or clasp, dating to the post-medieval period (AD c.1600-c.1700). The decoration on the upper face features a possible foliate within a plain border. On the outer face is a beaded border that encompasses the upper face. On one of the long edges of the plate lies a single decorative knop, the knop opposite is missing. There are three attachment eyes, two either side of the rectangular loop and one at the opposing end. The rectangular loop at one end would have taken the corresponding hook of another fastener on the opposite edge of the garment t…
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-B2089D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress fastener or clasp, dating to the post-medieval period (AD 1600-1700). The upper face features possible foliate decoration within three concentric oval borders. On the outside edge of the plate are two decorative knops, one on either side. There are three attachment eyes, two either side of the incomplete rectangular loop and one at the opposing end. The end attachment eye is collared. The rectangular loop at one end would have taken the corresponding hook of another fastener on the opposite edge of the garment to bring both sides together. The reverse …
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
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Record ID: DOR-9E03F5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cast dress fastener or clasp dating to c.1550-1650 AD. The upper face of the fastener consists of a central oval plate decorated at the centre with a possible lion's head or a face. On either side of the head are foliate scrolls which are connected by drapery under the chin and above the head. This pattern falls within three oval concentric borders that gives it the appearance of a cameo​. On the outside edge of the plate there two decorative knops, one at 12 o'clock and one at 6 o'clock. There are three attachment eyes, two either side of the rectangular loop and one…
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
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Record ID: HAMP-493045
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy and enamel early post-medieval (1650-1700) dress hook 'eye section' of Read's Class A, Type 2. The hook consists of an ovoid plate (decorated with moulded-relief and champlevé enamel), a rectangular loop at one end (beyond the ribbed collar) and three attachment knops (two just below to either side and one opposite the rectangular loop). The decoration is in the form of two pairs of sub-ovals, one pair slightly larger (at the centre) than the other (beneath the rectangular loop). Each oval has a central raised copper alloy area while the cell around is filled with b…
Created on: Friday 5th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: NLM-F530AB
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clasp. Cast hook element from a two-part hook and eye clasp, Read Early Post-Medieval Class A Type 2. A cast oval plate with three attachment lugs, two opposed on the sides and one at the narrower end, each with a drilled fixing hole of diameter 2.2mm, and with a pointed terminal. A blunt U-shaped tab projects forward of the plate to serve as the hook part of the clasp. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1550-1650. Length: 36.9mm, Width: 24.1mm, Thickness (plate): 1.6mm, Weight: 4.87gms
Created on: Monday 1st August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
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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: 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: CORN-628D0B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dress fastener. The upper face of the fastener consists of a central oval panel decorated at the centre with a lion's head that appears to have ears and mane. On either side of the head are foliate scrolls which are connected by drapery under the chin. This pattern falls within two oval concentric borders with a row of pellets in between, that gives it the appearance of a cameo​. There is one complete circular loop, 2 mm in diameter, and one incomplete one either side of where a rectangular eye would have existed. The two broken edges of the eye remain to show that…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2016
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Record ID: DEV-F703D5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy openwork dress fastener dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. The dress fastener comprises a circular moulded openwork plate with seven pellets at the centre, forming a sexfoil flower. This is surrounded by a band of eight circular perforations, three of which have worn through. This is in turn surrounded by a moulded border of alternating pellets and transverse bands. There are three rounded attachment knops positioned around the circumference. A rectangular hook projects from the bottom of the palte and terminates in an old break. Simila…
Created on: Friday 8th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loddiswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E5D36D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy blunt-hooked clasp, Class A, Type 8 dating to the early post-medieval period. This is the hooked section. The object has an oval panel decorated with floral or foliate design with a beaded border. At one end is a flattened hook which is now broken. Either side of this hook are two rounded attachment loops. At the other end there would originally have been a third attachment loop, this is now missing. On each side is a small ornamental lug or knop. The reverse of the object is plain. Reed (2008, 175) illustrates a very similar example No. 663 which he suggests would h…
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lound', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-E352C9
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Copper alloy 'female' tag from a pair hooked tags. The tag has a sub-lozenge plate with scrollwork edges and a large rectangular loop at one end. At either side of the rectangular loop are two pierced lugs with a third at the rear for attachment. The centre of the plate is decorated with a foliate design of an eight petalled flower. This artefact dates to the 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 4th January 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-BADEFA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval dress fastener with a hook and three projecting attachment lugs, dating from the 16th-17th century. The fastener is decorated with a cast octafoil within a scrolling frame. It is similar to Read no. 681-685. A matching hooked fastener was recorded as SUR-7627D3.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-3E5A30
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy dress fastener dating to the 17th century. The object consists of a flat piece of copper alloy with the remains of a curved rectangular hook at the upper edge. The remains of the hook are now missing that would have once attached to another fastener through a rectangular shaped piercing. The body of the fastener is broadly triangular in plan with a circular piercing at either long edge below the upper broken hook. A further single circular projection is located on the lower pointed edge. The upper face of the fastener is decorated with a probable fleur …
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: WMID-3BC45B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy dress fastener dating to the 17th century. The object consists of a flat piece of copper alloy with a rectangular shaped piercing at the upper edge. The body of the fastener is broadly oval in plan with a circular piercing at either long edge below the rectangular piercing. A further singular circular projection is located on the lower edge. Two further small knops are located on the long edge at the centre of the object. The upper face of the fastener is decorated with an oval formed from three concentric bands in light relief. Within the oval is …
Created on: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: LVPL-287125
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2016 T528 A silver sheet and wire two piece probable hook section of a post-medieval clothing fastener. The object can be classified as Read Class B, Type 2. The object consists of a circular plate with a central pellet around which is an applied six-leafed flower. Surrounding the flower is a double band of applied twisted silver wire which forms a border. Soldiered to the rear of the dress fastener is are two strands of silver wire running parallel which loop around at one end in opposite direction to form attachment loops where the fastner would have been sewed …
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirton', grid reference and parish protected.

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: NMS-7F905C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy mount, flat and square or lozengiform, with solder on the reverse. One corner is missing. The front is engraved with a lattice of oblique lines partly within a frame, and there are seven to nine V-shaped notches in each side. Probably part of a Read 2008 early post-medieval Class D, Type 3 single sharp-hooked clasp. Cf. NMS-8BBC52. 18.5 x 17.7mm. Thickness 1mm. 16th century.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Record ID: WILT-7EB365
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, post medieval (cAD 1600 - 1700), cast copper alloy dress hook which would have been one of a pair of items, the other being the 'eye' . It is a Class A Type 2 or 7 (Read, Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, 2008), being flat, with an oval shaped plate with two rounded knops either side of the hook, and a third extended knop at the end furthest from the hook, all with holes for attachment to the garment or strap. The end one has a projecting collar. The face of the hook (plate) has a moulded decoration of some kind but it is not possible to discern the details. The underside is without…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: NMS-7AE3B5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval gilded silver dress fastener. Openwork plate consisting of four circular apertures around a central heart with scrolls to either side, a narrow transverse rib forming a straight edge above the heart and two pierced circular attachment lugs projecting from the lower edge below the heart. In the centre of the upper straight side is a broken, ungilded scar where a missing element, probably a pierced lug forming the eye, has broken off. Gilding on the reverse survives only within the stamped maker's mark, R. Post-medieval eye plates are less commonly found than the dres…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2022
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Record ID: SUR-6E19E3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy oval dress fastener with three projecting attachment loops, two of which are broken, and a broken rectangular loop. The fastener is stamped with foliate decoration and circles and has a white metal coating. Cf. Read 639-644.
Created on: Sunday 19th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Record ID: FAKL-129C23
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval dress hook of Read's Class A Type 2. Cast copper alloy both faces tinned, The plate is oval with three loops each surmounted by a small finial. On the face of the plate is an expanding, splayed plant motif, surrounded by stamped rings. The hook is missing. Length 32.3mm, Width 29.2mm, Thickness 1.8mm, Mass 5.26g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: SUR-0295FA
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy openwork dress fastener with a diamond-shaped central field with framing scrolls. Read no. 398.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-F1E2D0
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2016 T494. Description: A complete silver hooked tag of Post-Medieval date. The object is sub-triangular and comprises a sheet of metal with a flared attachment end with five perforations along the curved upper edge. The lower edges of the attachment end are curvilinear and narrow to a wide rectangular blunted hook with upturned end. The object appears undecorated. Dimensions: Length: 21.6mm; Width: 28.9mm; Thickness: 1mm; Weight: 1.4g. Discussion: This was initially thought to be from the early-medieval period. However, curators at the British Museum …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-F0CA12
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (mid 16th to 17th centuries) dress hook - hooked-clasp. A copper alloy dress fastening which is the 'hook' and not the 'eye'. The body of the dress fastening is oval in plan with possibly scroll motifs, but this is not certain due to the corrosion. There are three incomplete, rounded, loop attachments on the edge of the fastening and it has a projecting rectangular arm at a narrow edge of the body, which would have originally formed the hook. The reverse is undecorated. It measures 38.68mm long, 21.83mm wide, 1.57mm thick, and weighs 3.94g The object is probably a dre…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
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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: BERK-67CE56
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy dress fastener or hooked tag of early post-medieval date. The hooked tag is a rounded oval in plan and has two attachment holes drilled through the decorated face plate. The upper suqared loop and the lower loop or possibly the hook, are missing. The holes through the plate are unusual for a hooked tag of this type and they may have been redrilled after the periphery loops broke off. The decotation on the front of the plate is an abstract spray of flowers. Suggested date AD 1500-1600.
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bicester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-171C5F
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval copper-alloy diamond-shaped possible clothes fastener with a central rivet. Teh body si fromed from a flat sheet of metal. On the back is a double-ended tapering fitting. the front is decorated with a frame and three transverse lines, all in rocked tracer (zigzag). Cf Read nos 546-549 (Double sharp-hooked clasp).
Created on: Friday 3rd June 2016
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2016
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Record ID: SF-EE0292
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked tag of Early-Medieval date. It has a flat sub-circular plate with decoration on the front face. This comprises five compass drawn circular with a central circular perforation around a central circle of similar form. Compass drawn circles are visible around two of the perforations on the back face of the plate as well as the front face. From the base of the plate extends an integrally cast hook. This is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face, and curves backwards to a pointed tip. The entire object measures 19.88mm in length…
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-548201
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy D-sectioned hollow-backed hooked fastener with a diagonal grid decoration. The fastener is probably inlaid with niello. Cf. Ward Perkins 1940, pl. LXXVI no.9. Read 2008 early post-medieval single sharp-hooked Class C Type 3. Early 16th century.
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2016
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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: LANCUM-30AF1D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval hooked tag with rounded attachment loop dating to c AD 1500-1600. It has a lozenge shaped plate with openwork decoration and an integrally cast rectangular suspension loop.The back of the tag is undecorated. Beneath the collar extends an integrally cast hook now broken. Similar to number 217 in Read, B, 2008, Hooked-Clasps & Eyes, Portcullis Publishing, Langport p123 no506. The length is 20mm, the width is 16mm and the weight 1.57g.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DC99BE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy dress fastener. The dress fastener has a "T" shape at the apex, which is connected to an openwork heart shape. There are two small curves on the outer side of the heart and two larger ones that connect to the bottom of the heart and the terminal of the fastener. Similar Record: SOM-1C7AD9 (DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN))
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'EAGLE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C5804C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress hook, Read Class A, probably Type 8 dating 1500 to 1600 AD. It has a flat sub-oval body with a broken rectangular loop at one end. It consists of a sub-oval shaped plate with three projecting circular loops. The face of the mount is decorated with a symmetrical floral motif comprising a stylised fleur-de-lys. The length is 37mm, the width is 30mm and the weight 4.36g. Read, B, 2008, Hooked-Clasps & Eyes, Portcullis Publishing, Langport p123 no506.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-C2B99A
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy hooked dress fastener of Read's early post medieval Class A, Type 8 (c. AD 1500-1700). This is one of two similar objects that would have been used together to join straps or clothing. The other object would have terminated with an attachment loop rather than a hook. The main body of this clasp is lozengiform with a pierced attachment loop at one end and a hook at the opposite end which terminates in an old break. There are two similar attachment loops positioned one on either side of the hook where it joins the plate. The plate has an ornament…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Branscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B0D14B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete tin-coated-copper alloy dress hook eye of Post-Medieval date. The objects is ovate with a rectangular loop to the widest end and three attachment lobes; two to either side of the loop and one at the opposite end. The upper surface bears moulded decoration in the form of plumage extending from the upper and lower ends towards the centre. A plain band is present between the two elements. The reverse of the object is slightly concaved. The metal has a dull grey patina and is worn. The object is 16.3mm long, 12.6mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 1g. This example is clos…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-1FF239
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy dress fastening dating to c AD 1650-1700 (Early post medieval Class A, Type 10). The fastening is incomplete but it was probably the 'eye' tag that would originally have had a matching hook. The tag is lozengiform in shape with truncated points at either end where it was attached. At one end there is the remnant of a single hole for attachment, the tag is broken across the hole. The tag then has a double raised rib of decoration across it. The tag then widens before narrowing to three decorative lines across the tag. To either side of these three lines are…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Crewkerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-7627D3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post medieval copper-alloy dress fastener with a hook and three projecting attachment lugs. The fastener is decorated with a cast octafoil within a scrolling frame. It is similar to Read no. 681-685.
Created on: Monday 2nd May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2016
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Record ID: KENT-36EE51
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener eye-piece (c. 1550-c. 1700 AD ) of Read Class A, Type 2. The fastener is near complete with only the bottom loop missing and generally ovoid shape with three round pointed knops one each side near the top of the ovoid with punched holds and one at the bottom (now missing). At the top is a rectangular eye, proceeded by a rectangular collar dividing it from the plate. The plate is decorated with incised floral pattern surmounted by the collar and a set of small semi circles. Following the edge of the plate is surrounded by…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Folkestone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-F9B254
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval copper-alloy dress fastener in the form of an openwork knot. cf Read nos. 436-441 for similar examples.
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 1st June 2016
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Record ID: SUR-DDE314
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy dress fastener with a circular body. cf Read 387 etc for similar examples.
Created on: Monday 25th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2016
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Record ID: DOR-A187F2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress fastener. A catch piece from a set of hook and eye fasteners.The fastener comprises a circular plate with a oval hole near the centre and a large rectilinear attachment loop at the top. Opposite the loop is the stub of a smaller, broken loop through which the hook of the catchpiece would have passed. The plate is decorated with a moulded, slightly irregular, sexfoil centred around the oval hole and inside a framing ridge around the edge of the plate. The rear of the plate is undecorated Date: Post Medieval - c. 1600 - 1700 Dimensions: 30.4 mm x 17.1 …
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2016
Last updated: Friday 29th April 2016
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Record ID: WILT-9F9D22
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cast clasp dating to the early post-medieval period, probably 16th century. Read (2008) class A, type 2. The clasp is composed by a single plate broadly oval shape with a rectangular knop on the upper part and two circular knops booth sides of the plate. A therd circular knop should be attached to the lower part but is old broken and now missing. The plate is decorated with engraved small annulets following the edges and surrounding a central palmette with three dots on top. The revers part is flat and undecorated. The object measures 30.74mm in length, 2…
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
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Record ID: LIN-73DDAD
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy dress hook, Read Class A, Type 8. It has a flat sub-oval body with a rectangular loop at one end. A loop extends to either side of the body, and also at the apex. The body is decorated with a perimeter of ringed dots, which encloses a large fleur de lis. The surface has been silvered or tinned.
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: NMS-6314A7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy dress fastener of Read 2008, Class D, Type 3, a lozengiform plate with a separate wire hook and a transverse loop embedded in a deposit of solder on the concave reverse. The convex front rises in two steps to an engraved lozenge subdivided by a saltire into four lozenges. Length (including hook) 30.8mm. Length of plate 24mm. Width 23mm. Thickness (excluding loop) 3.8mm. Internal width of loop 10.5mm. 16th century.
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2020
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Record ID: SUR-3DDDA4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy openwork dress fastener with two opposed spirals. The fastener is very similar to Read 523 but is not precisely parallelled.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2016
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2016
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Record ID: SUR-D58F55
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval oval copper alloy, hook ended, clothes fastening with three attachment loops and punched foliate decoration. Read nos. 640-644.
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-2CD994
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dress fastener with blue and black enamel. There are 4 attachment loops, one of which is very worn and the edge is broken. The rectangular loop shows signs of wear. There is a simple, blunt ornamental knop. The reverse is pitted and slightly concave. The decoration is a central male bust, facing left, surrounded by foliate lines and swirls following the oval shape of the object. The patina is not at all corroded and retains its original brass shine. The enamel is chipped and missing in patches but retains its original colours. It is uncertain whether this pa…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2016
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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: CORN-2792EC
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy hooked tag with four attachment-knops and a broken hook, now only 12 mm long. The plate depicts a human head, facing, with two annulets for eyes, surmounted by an arch of pellets and a tear-shaped bun, which may represent hair or a wig, and above a V-shaped collar with a pendant below. On either side of the head appear to be arms in sleeves with clenched fists that are holding looped drapery or perhaps ribbons, though they look too large in relation to the hair. Surrounding these moulded details is a field of pellets in low relief, within a border that arches a…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: WILT-98FD76
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy or lead alloy clasp of early post-medieval period (AD 1600-1700), Read Class A, Type 8 (with three attachment knops, two ornamental knops and a collared end-knop). The clasp measures 35.41mm in length, 20.37mm in width, 1.47mm in thick and weighs 4.10g. The clasp is composed by a flat plate of elongated shape with a rectangular knop on one side and three other single loops along the edges, two of them placed just under the rectangular knop and the other one on the opposite side from the first. The rectangular knop is broken due to an old break. The c…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-689767
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy hooked dress fastener (c. 1500-1700 AD). Read Class A, Type 1 or 2 (hooked clasp). This is one of two similar objects that would have been used together to join straps or clothing. The other object would have terminated with an attachment loop rather than a hook. The main body of this clasp is lozengiform with a pierced hole at one end and a hook at the opposite end. There are two similar holes at the hook end. At the centre of the front, within an oval border there is a possible floriate design. The rear face is plain. Width: 44mm;…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2016
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Record ID: NMS-EDAEB2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
SF4. Context 1046. Silver-gilt dress fastener. Length 13mm. Width 8mm. Weight 0.6g. Dress fastener consisting of a single piece of circular sectioned wire formed into a spiral 'figure of eight' which would have been sewn onto a garment, ending in a hook with a rounded end. The hook is applied to an incomplete decorative plate, upon which there is partly visible some filigree work. This type of dress hook is classified as a Read (2008) Class B Type 2, 3 or 4 (unknown which type as plate is incomplete; nos. 597-605). Early post-medieval. Read, B. 2008. Hooked-Cl…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
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Record ID: NMS-5F5159
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy late medieval to early post medieval double sharp hooked clasp (Read Class S type 1). Lozengiform body (39mm x 39.5mm across angles) with a 4mm x 52mm double-hooked strip running across the angles and riveted to the centre of the reverse. The front of the rivet is raised whilst the reverse is flush. The clasp strip is made by folding the sides of a wider sheet into the centre to give double thickness with the sharpened ends looped back 180 degrees to form the hooks. The surface of the body is decorated around the border with linear regular rocker arm wriggle-work. Similar…
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taverham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-088E58
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy hooked clothes fastener with a central foliate oval panel. Cf. Read no.663.
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-049C1B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early post-medieval cast copper alloy eye clasp, similar to Class A as defined by Read (2008, 164). The object is oval and very worn therefore it is not possible to identify any decoration. There are five rounded attachment-knops - three around the main oval part of the object, one of which is broken, with two either side of the rectangular 'eye'. Length: 43.7mm; width: 29.0; thickness: 2.14mm; weight: 9g
Created on: Friday 26th February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cilcain', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-7A04A1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded, virtually complete post-medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece (16-17th century AD). It has a sub-triangular plate with three small circular loops for attachment, one at each apex, and an integral blunt curved hook which extends from one of the sides; this would have engaged with a separated eye-piece. One of the sewing loops has now abraded through. The hook is curved right back on itself and has a rounded end. The main field on the front is decorated with a design moulded in low relief within a ropework border. There is a central six-petalled flower from wh…
Created on: Friday 19th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Totternhoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-461D25
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy dress fastener. It consists of an oval panel bearing possible foliate and floriate relief decoration within a beaded border. At one end two projecting sewing loops sitting below a broken edge where the fastening mechanism (loop or hook) would have been housed but has been broken off. Bifurcate knop half way down on either side of the oval. At the other end, a broken straight edge where a third sewing loop has been broken off. The reverse is plain, and along with the upper surface is covered in white metal, probably tin. The object is 28mm long, 22mm wide, an…
Created on: Wednesday 17th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 4th March 2016
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Record ID: SOM-1DC036
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress hook dating to the period c. AD1500-1700. It consists of a lozenge-shaped plate with a projecting circular loop flanked by two circular knops at the top. The plate then expands to its widest point and exhibits a two knops at each corner. The plate then narroes into a rectangular hook which terminates in an old break. The face of the mount is decorated with a symmetrical floral motif comprising a five-petalled flower in the centre with a leaf extending to each of the cardinal points with a smaller leaf or bud between each leaf. There are t…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-1B1292
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook. Cast in one piece with moulded openwork decoration. A heart featuring small flowers that bifurcate above the hook. A rectangular tag. A reddish-brown patina. Read Class E, Type 7. Reference: Read, B. (2001). Hooked Clasps and Eyes. Page 113. Fig. 455. Similar on this database: SWYOR-062EB3.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Record ID: NARC-1B0AD7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dress hook. cast with moulded openwork relief. An equal armed cross with four small holes in each quarter and a beaded circular edge. Rectangular attachment loop. The object has a reddish-brown patina typical of artefacts of this status and date. Read Class E, Type 3. Reference: Read, B. (2001). Hooked Clasps and Eyes. Page 99. Fig. 370.
Created on: Monday 15th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Record ID: SUR-03780D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy hooked clothes fastener. The fastener has two rectilinear slots, one for attachment, and two short projections on each side. Cf. Read no. 301.
Created on: Sunday 14th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
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Record ID: LON-A1247D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval, 16th century, copper alloy, wound wire hook, AD.1500-1600. Formed from a piece of wire that has been bent into a loop and hook. Thinner wire has then been used to secure the loop closure. two coils of wire have then been wrapped around the arms of the loop. These coils are not secured in place but are wound so tightly around the loop that they do not move. Length: 26.16mm Width: 14.21mm Thickness: 1.3mm Weight: 1.13g
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
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Record ID: BERK-9ED5F3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy blunt-hooked dress fastener of post-medieval date (c. AD 1550-1650). Read's Class A Type 1; an exact parallel from Dorset can be found in Read 2008:165 no. 612. The dress fastener has a circular central plate decorated in moulded relief with a six-petalled flower within two concentric linear circles with alternating pellets and transverse band (ibid.). There are three attachment loops, one at the top and two either side of the complete blunt hook at the base; the hook curves forward towards the main plate.
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-8BF694
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy dress fastener, 36mm long, 22mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 4.33grams. The object is lozenge shaped with a rectangular cross section. The object has tinning over its surface and is decorated on one side. It has a raised solid border which contains a pattern of five foliate motifs arranged in a cruciform. Two corners have slight, possibly rectangular, projections which are now damaged. The remaining corners hold the fixing mechanism with one side having a trefoil projection with the central one housing a circular fixing hole. The opposing corner has …
Created on: Monday 8th February 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2016
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Record ID: DENO-4BA47E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy post-medieval dress hook, dating to the 17th century (AD 1600-1700), missing most of the hook and part of a loop. The object is flat and roughly lozenge-shaped with the stump of the hook at one corner and a circular loop at each of the other corners The loop opposite the hook is incomplete. The main body of the object is decorated with a floral pattern. Overall the object measures 41.8mm long, 22.6mm wide and 1.8mm thick. It weighs 5.7g. cf. Read, B., 2008 Hooked-Clasps and Eyes Langport : Portcullis Publishing, 179 , 682.
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-3E76F3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early post medieval copper alloy eye-part of a hooked clasp probably dating AD1500-1650. Read 2008 Class A, Type 8 (no. 670). The object is lozenge shaped, with a knop protruding from both side apexes. The top apex forms a terminal end with an open rectangular loop to accomodate the blunt hook from the other half of the clasp. At each body side corner of the loop there is an attachment tab with a central circular hole. The lower attachment tab is missing. The front of the object has moulded relief decoartion, consisting of groups of pellets, possibly resembling flowers, …
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-F3988B
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy shield-shaped figurative mount of probable Post Medieval date 1650 to 1750 AD. The mount is incomplete, missing a small section of the terminal attachment loop. There are 3 obvious loop decorations and 1 that appears to have broken off. The slightly domed nature of the looped sections would suggest these were also for holding decorative elements, rather than being used as rivet holes. The face of the mount is decorated with an heraldic design in cast relief that appears to be a swirling motif. The length is 42mm, the width is 28mm and the weight 4.42g. The object h…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2016
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

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: SF-63D2D7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked tag of Early-Medieval date belonging in Read's (2008: 14-19) Class A Type 2 hooked tags. It has a flat, sub-oval shaped plate, from the base of which extends an integrally cast triangular hook that is D-shaped in section and tapers to a rear facing sharp point. At the top of the plate are two circular sewing holes. The front face has decoration comprising a grooved border surrounding a central spiral shaped motif that has single lines running from the spiral to each side of the plate. It measures 20.36mm in length, 13.99mm in width at plate, 0.64mm in thickness, …
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monk Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-0F3211
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy dress fastener of post-medieval date. The fastener consists of the oval faceplate and radial tabs; the attachment loop is broken and missing. The plate of the dress fastener is now degraded but has moulded decoration, possibly depicting a face with outstretched wings below (a cupid maybe?) or other figurative depiction surrounded by the remains of black and white enamelling. The three attachement knops, located either side of the broken loop and one at the opposing end, are all incomplete. The bifuricated knops in the centre of each side of the plate …
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: NMS-A84D17
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy Post Medieval blunt hooked clasp. Oval-shaped body tapering to a blunt rectangular hook at one end. Pierced lugs on either side of the body and at the non-hooked end, but one side and the end lug are both missing through damage. The front face is decorated with a gilt floral design and the hooked end curves back towards this face. Reed Class A, type 2. Post Medieval, circa 1550-1650 AD.
Created on: Saturday 16th January 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-8B4004
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early post medieval copper alloy 'hook and eye' dress fastener, 34mm long, 27mm wide and 1mm thick with a weight of 4.10grams. The object is oval in form and rectangular in cross section. It has an incomplete rectangular projection at one end, which would have been curved at the end to form a hook. This sits above a slight collar with an incised line below it. There is a small triangular projection with a circular hole at each side, just below this. Opposing the rectangular projection is the remains of a circular attachment loop. Compare number 635 - 637 on page 169 of Read's Hoo…
Created on: Friday 15th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2016
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Record ID: SOM-7C03E5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy post medieval dress fastener of Read's Class A Type 2 dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1650. The dress fastener consists of a rectangular loop which projects from the oval plate. The plate exhibits relief decoration in the form of a human head surrounded by foliate tendrils within a reserve border which forms the edge of the plate. There are four rounded attachment knops positioned around the edge of the plate. The plate terminates in a projecting oval knop incised with a series of grooves. The object has a worn green/brown patina. The dress fastener measures 36.6…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

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

Record ID: SUSS-4280BE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver dress-fastener of the hook and eye clasp type. This item represents the hook element. The body of the item is a circular back plate. On the font filigree wire is applied around eh border and within this are four rectangular shapes applied with wire which divides the circle into quarters. Within each quarter is a circular applied wire. On the reverse is the eye element o the attachment. It is made of a single silver wire that is bent to create two loops. Looped through is another wire that may have formed a sub-rectangle but is now broken. Soldered onto this is a circu…
Created on: Friday 18th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 25th April 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-C7F80C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook (1500-1600 AD). The plate is sub-oval in plan with three projecting lugs one at either side of the object and one at the top. Each side lug is pierced with circular perforations. The hook has broken away from the base of the object. The upper surface is decorated with a worn foliate design. This is enclosed by a double border of pellets. The rear of the dress hook is undecorated. The object has a dark green patina with reddish copper alloy showing through in places. Dimensions: 35mm in length, 22mm in width, 1mm thick, 4.9g
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brant Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-706A4E
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy 'female' tag from a pair hooked tags. The sub-oval plate of the tag is decorated with a moulded design consisting of a line of pellets running down the centre like a spine, these are flanked by three angled ovals, each of which is dished and filled with a white paste. The head of the spine expands to form a large rectangular loop. Just behind the rectangular loop on either side is a pierced lug with a third at the rear for attachment. This artefact dates to the 16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tewkesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-58BF76
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clasp. Cast eye element from a hook-and-eye fastener, Read Class A Type 8. A flat ovoid plate has three attachment loops (one broken) and the stubs of a knop on either side. Only the sides of the eye fastening remain. The plate has a possibly floral motif in low relief with a broad border on its display face. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650. Length: 35.5mm, Width: 21.3mm, Thickness: 1.6mm, Weight: 4.17gms.
Created on: Monday 7th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-46FA93
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval openwork copper alloy dress hook. Cf. Read No. 404.
Created on: Sunday 6th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2016
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Record ID: SUR-4440F5
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly Post Medieval copper-alloy sub-oval hooked fastener made crudely from a sheet of metal with a hook and six circular holes arranged randomly.
Created on: Sunday 6th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2016
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Record ID: CORN-F0CA99
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver belt mount or strap end that is roughly hexagonal in plan with a squared-off edge on one side and a bifid terminal at the opposite edge with a raised semi-circular crest beneath it. The sides of the mount are also expanded into curved knops to allow for two raised eliptical loops that have the look of eyes. With the crest above the eyes, the decoration appears zoomorphic, like an owl. Above the crest there is a horizontal line of pointillé circular dots with six oblique lines of pointillé dots fanning out across the concave face that slopes towards the upper edge. Between eac…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Deverill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F0C6B6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Post-Medieval openwork dress fastener (c. 1500 - 1600). Read's Class E, Type 3 , Cf. Read 2008, p.105 no.410. It consists of a stylised heart, a projecting ridged and ribbed collar at the juncture of the plate and hook. The rectangular loop at the top of the dress fastener is missing. The dress fastener measures 21.36mm in length, 12.30mm maximum width, 2.64mm minimum width, is 1.56mm thick and weighs 1.07g.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2016
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Record ID: WAW-705203
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (mid 16th to 17th centuries) dress fastener - eye-clasp. A copper alloy dress fastening which is the 'eye' and not the 'hook'. The body of the dress fastening is oval in plan with a truncated end which, instead, has a rectangular loop. There are three rounded loop attachments evenly spaced around the edge of the fastening. The clasp is undecorated. The surface is abraded, but has traces of a mid grey patina which may be a white metal coating. It measures 36.78mm long, 27.78mm wide, 1.79mm thick, and weighs 4.45g The object is probably a dress-fastening, but according …
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2016
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Record ID: LIN-5A1B7D
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy dress hook. It has a lozenge-shaped body. The top terminates with a loop, while the side angles both terminate with floral motifs. The bottom extends into an incomplete hook. A loop is situated to either side of the hook. The face of the mount is decorated with a symmetrical floral motif comprising a bud in the centre and leaves extending from it.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
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Record ID: NLM-59156C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clasp. Cast hook from a hook-and-eye clasp pair, Read Class A Type 1. An oval plate with three attachment loops drilled through circular knops, and with the stub of a U-shaped hook. The plate bears a bordered floral motif of a six petalled flower. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700. Length: 35.9mm, Width: 23.0mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 5.15gms.
Created on: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-530C15
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy dress fastener with an eye at one end which would have attached the corresponding hook of another fastener that was likely the mirror image of this one. The upper face of the fastener is decorated at the centre with a lion's head that appears to have ears and mane. On either side of the head are foliate scrolls which are connected by drapery under the chin. This pattern falls within two oval concentric borders with a row of pellets in between, that gives it the appearance of a cameo. There are two circular loops, one on either side of the rectangular eye, and another…
Created on: Friday 13th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2016
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Record ID: SUR-2307F4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy clothes fastener in the shape of a scallop shell with a triangular loop terminal, and three rounded attachment loops. Read no. 659.
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: SOM-1C7AD9
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress fastener of Read's Class F, Type 1, dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The dress fastener has a T shaped terminal, and the vertical line of the T expands to a moulded transverse collar, below which is an openwork heart. A rounded knop projects outwards from each side two thirds of the way along the heart. The fastener narrows at the base of the heart before expanding out to a wide collar, the terminals of which curve slightly upwards. A moulded groove is present just below the collar, and the fastener narrows to the hook. This starts t…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: 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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