Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Dress Hook Fastener

16TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (7.3 grams, 27 mm).

Comprising a plate of three lobes with slotted bar to the reverse and substantial hook above, three domes to the obverse each with loops of filigree enclosing a group of three annulets and a granule, large floral element to the centre.

Provenance

Acquired in London in 1990.
Property of a Kent gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, item 261, for type.

CONDITION

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