Record ID: LIN-A67655
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy hooked tag dating to the post-medieval period. The mount has a flat sub-oval body with a small oval knop at the apex. Around the perimeter of the body are four side-loops. The body is decorated with a hollow-dome bearing a human facing-mask and foliage around it. An incomplete blunt-hook extends from the top. The presence of four attachment-knops or loops assigns this to Reads 'Early post-medieval Class A, Type 3, though the decoration is most closly matched to an example in his Class A, Type 2, illustrated on p.171, no. 645 (Brian Read, Hooked-Clasps and Eyes (…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burgh le Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BD26A1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver loop fastener of 16th century AD date. A silver loop has been formed into one large loop and two smaller ones for attachment to textile. On the front at the centre is an applied disc with knop and filigree ornament. At the centre is a granule within a wire annulet surrounded by seven smaller wire annulets, a wire border. This upper surface has been gilded. Discussion: A similar loop fastening from Cambridgeshire was reported through the Treasure Act (Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 149; ref. 702/2006 T584). Dimensions: Length: 20.8 mm; width: 12.7 mm; max. thickness: 3.3…
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E44CD6
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Number: 2011 T510 Harlow area, Essex Post Medieval jewellery fitting Date of Discovery: 17/7/11 Circumstances of discovery: whilst metal detecting Period: 16th century Description: gold dress fastener or decorative fitting. The fastener is lozenge shaped and set with a green stone (damaged) which is contained in a shallow square gold sheet bezel. Around the rim of the bezel a foliate design made of single sheet gold has been soldered on. In some areas this design has folded backwards. Along one edge, between the bezel and foliate design and so concealed when l…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2011
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2013
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Record ID: SUSS-3C97C2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
This item seems to be an incomplete Post Medieval silver dressing fitting, made in one plane. The object is sub-triangular in plan, with three larger holes, which almost look like mount fittings, also aligned in the shape of a triangle, but oriented in the opposite way. Each corner of the initial sub-triangular orientation is comprised of three smaller holes surrounding a small raised pellet. In the centre of the mount/fitting there are two thin raised lines following the shape of the object and then in the centre what looks like a heart or a harp. Most of the edges are unbroken, sav…
Created on: Sunday 4th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3576A4
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post-medieval, cast copper alloy dress fastener, the hook for a hook and eye catch, dating from AD1600-1700. It is sub-oval in plan with a rectangular projection at one end, separated from the remainder of the fastener by a shallow groove: this would have been bent over to form a blunt fastening hook. There are three perforated attachment knops, one at the end opposite the hook, and one on either side. Only one remains intact; of the other two, one is broken and that at the end is missing. The front is decorated with a simple floral design consisting of a single flower with f…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-365BB1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fastening loop from a clothes fastener, dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD1600-1700. It is formed of wire which has been twisted into three loops, two for sewing the fitting to textiles and a larger loop to take the fastening hook. On one side of the fitting are two small, transverse grooves where a decorative front plate would have been soldered onto the wire; this is now missing. The fastener has a medium-light green patina. It is 23.4mm long, 15mm wide and 2mm thick. It weighs 1.62gm. Although this object is without its front plate, complete attachment loo…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: FAKL-4CAB86
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy dress fastener made from sheet metal. Trilobed back-plate with denticulate edges. On to this are fitted three bosses each of which is decorated with twisted 0.5mm diameter wire and applied 1.6mm diameter pellets. A central boss is missing. On the underside of the plate is a wire-like loop 11.0 x 3.2mm the ends of which appear to hold two of the bosses in place. The other boss is held by a separate rivet. Surface retains traces of gilding.
Created on: Saturday 17th September 2011
Last updated: Sunday 18th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9BAA47
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from 1500-1700AD. The body is oval in shape. At one end is a knop which is pierced for attaching to the clothing. There are two further pierced knops for attachment at the opposite end of the body, one on each side. The tractangular catch loop at the other end has broken off and is missing. The front of the plate is decorated with three stylised feathers or a fleur de lis and has a border of punched annulets. There are also traces of silvering. There are many similar examples on the database including SWY…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-9FB167
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy 'male' tag from a pair hooked tags length 41mm, width 24mm, thickness 2mm, weight 4.784.63g. The tag has a sub-oval plate with a large rectangular hook at one end. Immediately behind the hook are two pierced knops (one missing) with a third at the rear for attachment. The centre of the plate is decorated with a foliate design. This artefact dates to the 16th - 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Saturday 5th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Highnam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-B1DE87
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy toggle, The object consists of a solid pointed oval form with a circular section. This is attached to a circular sectioned shaft with a double looped terminal. It is 24mm long, 19mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 7.76 grams. No similar exmples have been found in datable contexts yet.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-1BDF34
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy dress fastener hook-piece (c. 1550-c. 1700). This is one of two objects that would have been used together to join straps or clothing. The other object would have terminated with a loop to accommodate the terminal hook. Read Class A, Type 2. The clasp is mainly sub-triangular in plan and has a perforated knop, centrally placed, at one end. There are two similar knops at the other end, one at each side. Beyond these two knops there are the remains of a central sub-rectangular hook. The curled over part of the hook is missing due to an old…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1C52B1
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded early Post Medieval cast copper alloy eye from a dress clasp fastener. The object is sub-oval in shape with three trifoliate attachment knops, one located at the end of the oval and one at either side of the fastener; each knop is pierced by a circular hole. At the other end of the oval there is a rectangular loop, part of the outer frame of which is missing from an old break. The oval is decorated with a scrolled foliate design which is symmetrical along its long axis. Similar blunt hook and eye clasps are shown in Read; Hooked Clasps and Eyes (2008) p170-1…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-6B6777
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy hooked tag of Brian Read's Early post-medieval Class A, Type 8. The body is flat, oval and has a recatngular loop at one end with a small circular loop immediately to both sides. Halfway around the periemter on both sides is a small rounded side-knop. The terminal is formed by a small circular loop. The body is decorated with an oval panel bearing possible foliate and floriate motifs within a beaded border. The beaded border contains a reddish coloured paste or enamel within in. Compare with Read no. 663.
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-6E8254
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from about 1550 - 1650 AD. The body is sub-oval in shape with a slightly domed front and has a shell-like decoration; the undecorated back is smooth and slightly concave. There are two pierced knops for attachment at one end of the body, flanking a now missing rectangular fastening loop. At the opposite end there would have been another pierced knop for attachment but this has been broken off. The catch plate has a light green patina. A complete example of the same design is SUR-11C176, and compar…
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clayton with Frickley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F56E44
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy dress fastener.
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-4C1531
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy dress fastener of Post-Medieval date, probably seventeenth century (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Length: 38.6mm; width: 30.1mm and 1.2mm thick. Weight: 5.73g. The fastener is largely sub-oval in plan and has an integral hook which is incomplete due to an old transverse break. At the end opposite the hook, and also at each side, there is a small integral perforated knop. Each perforation, used for attachment, is circular and has a diameter of 3.1mm. The front of the plate is decorated with a moulded floriate motif within a border consisting of small annulets. Th…
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2008
Last updated: Saturday 16th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-9ACC66
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fastener with trefoil ropework loop: dimensions 20.13mm x 18.46mm x 1.88mm with a weight of 1.52gms. The hook was originaly attached to the larger, central loop but has broken off due to an old break. Two of the loops are open but one of the side loops is closed by a thin sheet of copper alloy, possibly due to casting error. From the base of the loops two bars project, each 6.1mm long, with a central projecting lobe; these are then joined at the other end by a straight bar, 15.6mm long, with projecting lobes at each end. The back is flat. A very similar fastener ca…
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Houndean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-B357F7
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting or dress fastener. The object consists of an oval plate with a rectangular bent projection for attachment, now broken. There is a circular loop on either edge of the plate, again now broken. There is a further central terminal loop at the bottom edge of the plate. The plate itself has been decoratively stamped and features an incised design of lines and circles, within an incised border, made up from a continuous run of circles. There are moulded knops halfway along either edge of the plate and either side of the terminal loop. The surface…
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Copmanthorpe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-3098F0
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded U-shaped fitting comprising a narrow strip which terminates in a circular plate on which is a facing lion's head in relief. On the back of the circular plate is a stud which is secured onto the opposite terminal of the strip. The fastener contains a large piece of coarse woven cloth.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5CC225
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Identification supplied by Jim Halliday: The male section of a two part toggle fastener. A cast copper alloy, hollow backed toggle fastener with two rivet holes for the attaching of rivets, one of these rivets remains in place. The thin double collared circular male terminal is rounded and slightly offset to interlock with the open female fitting at the opposite side. This is only one piece of a pair of such fittings, the other is missing. These fittings most likely date from the 15th - 16th Century AD. A complete set was found in Suffolk, examples appear in an article by Brian Rea…
Created on: Friday 15th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.