All rights reserved, Tom Redmayne, 2012-01-05 09:17:24
Title
Post Medieval dress hook
Description
English: A post-Medieval, silver cap hook, Treasure reference number 2011 T843. It comprises a hollow, cast, domed circular cushion sitting on a circular backplate. The cushion is decorated with a, central, incised rose surrounded by radiating lines to the outer edge of the cushion with smaller, incised lines between, possibly representing the outer petals of the rose or foliage. The circular-sectioned, S-shaped hook is soldered to the reverse.
Length 15.44mm, width (diameter of backplate) 12.90mm, thickness of hook 2.25mm, thickness of body 4.35mm, weight 2.74g.
The precious metal content of this hook fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10 %.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date
between 1500 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 475640 Old ref: PUBLIC-897314 Filename: 2012_0104_095253AA.JPG
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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