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BODKIN
Unique ID: KENT-7FDBB2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A fragment of drawn silver bodkin-type dress-pin of post-medieval date, c.1600-1700.
Description: The bodkin is formed of a drawn piece of silver and would have had with a slot and perforation (eye) at one end, which one break is across. The other tapering end is also missing. The shaft has a flattened quadrangular cross-section with bevelled edges, and is undecorated. The pin is very worn and the broken end opposite to the slot is bent. Just below the slot are scratched initials likely of the bodkin's owner 'K R'. On the opposite side are the makers mark of two initial in a box, stamped onto the bodkin, these are too worn to read however.
Measurements: 37.08mm long, 3.82mm wide, 2.12mm thick and 2.13g in weight.
Discussion: This type of bodkin dates to the seventeenth-century and was popular across North-West Europe. Many similar examples have been reported as treasure such as, TAR 2004, no. 245 TAR 2004, no. 246, TAR 2004, no. 247, NMGW-4A61A6 (2013TW21) and most recently KENT-E2599A (2016T749)
Inscription:
K R//[_ _]
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T521
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.08 mm
Width: 3.82 mm
Thickness: 2.12 mm
Weight: 2.13 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th May 2017
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2017T521
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: Shepherdswell with Coldred (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR2647
Four figure Latitude: 51.17754552
Four figure longitude: 1.23201316
1:25K map: TR2647
1:10K map: TR24NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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