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Bodkins were used both for threading laces and as hairpins. This and a related bodkin (see 1981.48.1) are decorated with simple incised patterns more usual on wood or bone articles.
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Title: Bodkin
Date: ca. 1620–40
Culture: British, probably London
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Length: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A.L. Garbat, by exchange, 1981
Accession Number: 1981.48.2
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