Clothinganddressfasteners

Hook fasteners seemed to have disappeared from about the time of the Norman Conquest. However they resurfaced in the 15thC and reached their height to popularity in the 16thC. The hook and eye design has continued right up to present day.


C1300 Medieval blue and gold enameled pendant with suspension loop 3.59g, 24.41mm L 13.06mm W x 3.16mm T		A beautiful 16thC Tudor rectangular headed fastener with a raised central box section . Complete and undamaged with much of the original gilding 2.24g, 25.02mm L

Late Medieval enameled clothes fastener clasp		Male and female sides of a complete 17thC clothing fastener - sewn to the garment by the 3 holes.

Dress toggle - 1st/2nd century AD- Romano British a variant 29 Hattatt.		17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	16thC Tudor bronze clothes fastener with openwork design and face

Mid 1700's silver decorated cloak hook		17thC copper alloy hook fastener

Late Saxon clothing hanger fragment		16thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp

17thC The mount has a collared terminal at the top, a convex oval centre, and a collared hook at the bottom. There is a stud on the reverse and a rivet hole in the upper terminal.		8th Saxon hanger with a face moulding	16thC copper alloy clothing fastener

17thC copper alloy clothing fastener		17thC copper alloy hook fastener	Superb detailed tiny Medieval fastener with figure kneeling and praying 1.42g,26.7mm Lx 7.62mm W

Tudor bronze clothes fastener		16thC clothing fastener	Very interesting clothing fastener with a 'face' design'. Generally this style is 17thC but this looks possibly late Medieval

Figure of a man in 16thC dress with hook on back for bookmark or clothes fastener ??

16thC bronze clothes fastener clasp		17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp

17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp		16thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	16thC copper alloy clothes fastener clasp

16th/17th copper alloy clothes fastener clasp		Saxon period hanger - skull and crossed arms

17thC clothing fastener		17thC The mount has a collared terminal at the top, a convex oval centre, and a collared hook at the bottom. There is a stud on the reverse and a rivet hole in the upper terminal.

16th/17thC clothing fastener		16th/17thC clothing fastener	Medieval clothing fastener

16th/17thC clothing fastener	16th/17thC clothing fastener	17thC hook fastener	16thC clothing fastener

16thC Tudor period clothing fastener		17thC clothing fastener	17thC decorated clothing fastener

17th/18th C Clothing fastener		17thC Clothing fastener	17thC clothing fastener

16thC Clothing fastener		17thC The mount has a collared terminal at the top, a convex oval centre, and a collared hook at the bottom. There is a stud on the reverse and a rivet hole in the upper terminal.	16th/17thC clothing fastener

Circa 16th century A mount with a hooked end on which normally has a captive plain copper-alloy ring is fitted. The mount is generally of trapezoidal shape with a V-shaped top edge and a transverse groove above the hook. It has two rivet holes on the vertical centre-line.		17thC clothing fastener

16thC clothing fastener		17thC clothing fastener	16thC bronze clothing fastener

17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	17thC bronze clothes fastener clasp	17thC clothing fastener	16th/ 17thC clothing fastener with Tudor rose design

Excellent 16thC openwork clothing fastener		17thC decorated clothing fastener	Excellent 16thC openwork clothing fastener

17thC clothing fastener	17thC clothing fastener	Stunning 16thC Tudor clothing fastener with serpents head - first one of that type found here

Interesting gilded and decorated clothing fastener and not one in the reference books, Probably Tudor but needs to be looked at by the museum as it could be earlier.		Interesting bronze fastener - not checked ref books yet	16thC Tudor clothing fastener

17thC clothing fastener		Very interesting 16th/17th C clothing fastener

17thC silver gilded hook fastener with 2 rivet fixings