TREASURE ANNU AL REPORT 2005/6 - Portable Antiquities Scheme

625. Kelvedon, Essex: 17th-century silver button or
cufflink with hearts and crown motif (2006 T76)
pAs ID: Ess-126C17
Found by Ms C Mills while metal-detecting in February
2006; disclaimed, returned to finder.
C McDONALD
626. hawkley area, hampshire: 17th-century tin
button with hearts and crown motif (2006 T86)
pAs ID: hAmp-6bb2E2
Found by Mr P Page while metal-detecting in August
2005; not Treasure, returned to finder.
D THORNTON
627. Lamberhurst, Kent: 17th-century silver button
with hearts and crown motif (2005 T102)
pAs ID: KENT-684C63
Found by Mr D Smith while metal-detecting in
December 2004; disclaimed, returned to finder.
B McLEOD
628. Torksey, Lincolnshire: 17th-century silver
button with hearts and crown motif (2005 T77)
pAs ID: NLm-6462A2
Found by Mr D Wilson while metal-detecting in January
2004; disclaimed, returned to finder.
B McLEOD
629. beeston with bittering, Norfolk: 17th-century
silver biconvex button with engraved flower
(2005 T533) pAs ID: Nms-3539E1
Found by Mr V Butler while metal-detecting in October
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S J ASHLEY
630. beeston with bittering, Norfolk: 17th-century
silver biconvex button with engraved rose
(2005 T294) pAs ID: Nms-E65b35
Found by Mr S Maloney while metal-detecting in June
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S J ASHLEY
631. beeston with bittering, Norfolk: 17th-century
silver biconvex button with incised decoration
(2006 T15) pAs ID: Nms-36C971
Found by Mr D Alger while metal-detecting in
December 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S J ASHLEY
632. Cranwich, Norfolk: 16th–17th-century silver
hollow domed button (2005 T224)
pAs ID: Nms-E1C8b1
Found by Mr H Hines while metal-detecting in May
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S J ASHLEY
633. Emneth, Norfolk: 17th-century silver domed
button (2005 T572) pAs ID: Nms-35E125
Found by Mr M Carlile while metal-detecting in
October or November 2005; disclaimed, returned
to finder.
S J ASHLEY
634. horningtoft, Norfolk: 17th-century silver
biconvex button with engraved flower (2005 T478)
pAs ID: Nms-248171
Found by Ms C Velthaus while metal-detecting in
October 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
S J ASHLEY
635. Thornham, Norfolk: 17th-century biconvex
silver button (2005 T538) pAs ID: Nms-35AA17
Found by Mr N Holmes while metal-detecting in
November 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
E DARCH
636. unknown parish, Norfolk: Four 17th–early-
18th-century silver buttons or cufflink fragments
with crown and hearts, flower head or flaming
hearts and arrows motifs (2006 T532F, G, I & j)
pAs ID: pAs-62F3F6
Retained at Harwich by H M Revenue & Customs from
a group of Dutch detectorists in September 2005;
to be determined.
E DARCH
637. Corbridge, Northumberland: 17th-century
silver button with hearts and crown motif
(2005 T563) pAs ID: pAs-636C54
Found by Mr M Whittle while metal-detecting in
November 2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
D THORNTON
638. Dunham-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire: 17thcentury
silver button with hearts and crown motif
(2005 T76) pAs ID: pAs-637CF7
Found by Mr P Spink & Mr D Wilson while metaldetecting
in September 2004; disclaimed, returned
to finder.
B McLEOD
639. misterton, somerset: 17th-century silver
biconvex button (or possibly cufflink fragment)
with stamped flower head (2006 T403)
pAs ID: somDoR-bCAEb5
Found by Mr M Charles while metal-detecting in 2005;
disclaimed, returned to finder.
D THORNTON
640. Northiam, East sussex: 17th-century silver
button with flaming heart and arrows motif
(2005 T135) pAs ID: suss-E55D67
Found by Mr V Deverson while metal-detecting in May
or June 2003; disclaimed, returned to finder.
B McLEOD
641. Kenilworth, Warwickshire: 17th-century solid
silver button (2006 T327) pAs ID: pAs-639F74
Found by Mr G Collett while metal-detecting in August
2005; disclaimed, returned to finder.
D THORNTON
(V) DREss-hooKs
642. Crondall, hampshire: 15th–16th-century
incomplete silver foliate dress-hook (2006 T450)
Date: Late 15th or early 16th century
Discovery: Found by Mr C Morris while metaldetecting
in September 2006.
Description: A lozenge-shaped dress hook with
projecting knops at angles and midway along the
sides. There is a separate floral cast element at centre,
attached to the backplate with a domed-headed pin
and butterfly clip, only part of which remains on the
reverse. The original recurving hook and attachment
bar are now missing, but their positions are indicated
by solder marks. A maker’s mark on reverse is now
illegible, but resembles a spray of leaves possibly within
a parade shield. Length: 23mm. The swirling style of the
foliate element suggests the above date.
Disposition: Hampshire Museums Service.
R WEBLEY & D THORNTON
643. shillington, bedfordshire: post-medieval
silver-gilt trefoil-shaped dress-hook (2006 T571)
Date: 16th century
Discovery: Found by Mr M Bowles while metaldetecting
in October 2006.
Description: A trefoil-shaped dress-hook with three
lobes on a triangular pinked backplate, decorated with
applied knop and filigree ornament, gilt. The domeheaded
pin at the centre is attached with a butterfly
clip to the backplate holding small silver petal-shaped
element at the centre. The hook on the back remains
but the rectangular bar attachment missing, its original
position still visible.
Disposition: Luton Museum.
D THORNTON
644. soulbury, buckinghamshire: post-medieval
silver-gilt book-shaped dress-hook (2005 T322)
Date: Probably 16th century
Discovery: Found by Mr K Shippey while metaldetecting
in July 2005.
Description: A small silver dress-hook comprising a
central book-shaped section with seven projecting
knops, and a foliate finial at the top covering the base
of the recurving hook soldered onto the backplate, next
to the soldered rectangular bar attachment. Engraved
on the front at the centre is a single letter, possibly
a capital A with a line above, or possibly a K. Length:
18mm approx. The orientation of this letter raises the
question as to which way round the item was worn
as a hook, probably to be read sideways-on as an A.
It was probably originally one of a pair, judging by
parallel finds, for example a pair from Parham, Suffolk
(Gaimster et al 2002) and two further pairs from
Suffolk in the British Museum (P&E, 2002,4-3,1 and
2003,3-1,1-2).
Disposition: Buckinghamshire County Museum.
D THORNTON
645. Gwithian, Cornwall: post-medieval silver-gilt
rectangular dress-hook (2005 T64)
Date: 16th century
Discovery: Found by Mr S Rogers while metaldetecting
in February 2005
Description: Cast on three sides with three bosses
surrounded by filigree wire and granulation ornament.
The central panel surmounted by a foliate pediment.
The back plate is scalloped on the two vertical edges
and is punctured by a rectangular aperture which was
probably intended for sewing permanently in the dress.
The dress hook is designed to imitate a miniature lamp
or sconce. Gilding worn around edges, back plate and
hook. Length: 31mm.
Discussion: For comparable items see also Treasure
Annual Report, 1998–99, no. 214; Treasure Annual
Report 2000, no. 183.
Disposition: Royal Cornwall Museum.
B McLEOD
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