File:Post-Medieval Bodkin or Dress-pin. Treasure case no 2017 T315 (FindID 840372).jpg

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Post-Medieval Bodkin or Dress-pin. Treasure case no 2017 T315
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2017-04-07 14:18:31
Title
Post-Medieval Bodkin or Dress-pin. Treasure case no 2017 T315
Description
English: A complete post-Medieval silver bodkin (c. 1600-c. 1700). Treasure case no 2017 T315.

This slightly worn bodkin appears to have been deliberately bent into a 'U' shape and is largely rectangular in cross-section. One end has a perforation or slot which is piriform (pear-shaped). The opposite end has an elongated acorn knop. There are numerous accidental scratch marks and there is no indication that the object was gilded.

37.2mm (length); c. 71.0mm (length if straightened); 3.4mm (width); 1.8mm (thickness). Weight: 2.59g.

Compare with a similar object from Buckinghamshire (Treasure: 2008 T431; PAS: LON-859896.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 840372
Old ref: IOW-E45DAF
Filename: 2017T315.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/610566
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/610566/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/840372
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 21 November 2020)
Object location50° 38′ 55.68″ N, 1° 18′ 44.03″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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