{"id":2281,"date":"2025-07-05T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2025-07-05T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T22:46:11","slug":"clothing-tags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/clothing-tags\/","title":{"rendered":"Clothing Tags"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Clothing Tags<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/clothing-tags\/clothing_tag_1052559\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clothing_Tag_1052559\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2085\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tag_1052559.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A decorated hooked clothing tag. This dates from AD 1450-1500. Close examination shows a pattern of three flowers <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">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. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052559\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1052559<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/clothing-tags\/clothing_hooks_1182003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clothing_Hooks_1182003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2084\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Hooks_1182003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some more clothing tags. All are copper alloy and cast. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Left dated AD 1500-1600<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Middle dated AD 1500-1700<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Right dated AD 1500-1600<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1182003\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1182003<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1190310\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1190310<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1189745\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1189745<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2086\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/clothing-tags\/clothing_tah_1149463\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clothing_Tah_1149463\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2086\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Clothing_Tah_1149463.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: HelveticaNeue;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is part of another clothing tags. Dated AD1500-1600 the plate is in the form of a Hungerford Knot. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1149463\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1149463<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; 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. 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