Clothing Tags

Finds From Wirral – Clothing Tags

A decorated hooked clothing tag. This dates from AD 1450-1500. Close examination shows a pattern of three flowers

The three holes would have allowed the tag to be sewn onto an item of clothing and the hook at the lower end of the photograph would have fastened into a loop.

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1052559

Some more clothing tags. All are copper alloy and cast.

Left dated AD 1500-1600

Middle dated AD 1500-1700

Right dated AD 1500-1600

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1182003

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1190310

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1189745

This is part of another clothing tags. Dated AD1500-1600 the plate is in the form of a Hungerford Knot.

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1149463