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English: An incomplete silver dress fastener of Tudor date. A traingular plate with scalloped edges and cast decoration on the front. There are raised circular knops at the corners and at the mid-point of each side. Flanking each of the corners corner are two recessed loop-like elements. At the centre of the plate is a raised heart framed by a triangular rope border. The top of the haert is parallel to one of the edges so that the orientation of the triangular plate is point downwards. The back is undecorated but retains patches of solder from the attachment of missing hook and other elements. There are two small patches at the two upper corners and a larger rectangular area at the lower corner. Date: Late-medieval to early Post-medieval (Tudor) - 16th century Dimensions: 14.53 mm x 14.93 mm x 2.53 mm Weight: 1.50 g Report on post-medieval dress fitting from Urchfont, Wiltshire 2008 T605

Silver-gilt dress fitting, roughly triangular in form, hook now missing on reverse. The dress hook has scalloped edges and is decorated at intervals with six globular knops. Raised heart in centre, surrounded by a triangle formed of filigree. Traces of solder on reverse where attachment would once have been.

16th Century.

Dimensions: 14.53 mm x 14.93 mm x 2.53 mm Weight: 1.50 g

As such, due to its age and precious metal content, this object qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections The British Museum