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Record ID: SOMDOR408
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Head of decorative dress pin. Cast copper alloy with ivory inlay. Circular domed pin head. - a thickened disk shape. Off centre drilled socket at back. Raised bosses around the sides. Circular ivory inlay housed in recess at frond and held in place by a central copper alloy rivet.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weymouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-75B3FD
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A silver-gilt dress-pin head. The head is spherical and probably hollow and contains the end of the pin shaft. It is decorated with silver wire filigree. A raised band separates the two hemispheres of the pin head, with each decorated with three filigree circles, each containing a central pellet surrounded by three smaller filigree circles. There is a pellet between each larger circle, with a small filigree circle in each spandrel. At the apex of the head is a further pellet within a small circle. The pin projects from the opposing end, this is circular in cross section, …
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pamphill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-2014BB
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy dress pin. The head and part of the shaft remain. The head is an inverted drop-shape with a slightly flattened end. It is decorated with parallel curving ridges and grooves. The shaft of the pin is sharply narrowed from the head. It is decorated with an incised crude spiral line. The rest of the remaining shaft is undecorated and tapers gently to the break. It has a circular cross section. Date: Late Medieval to Post Medieval - c. 1450 - 1650 Dimensions: 32.53 mm x 7.19 mm Weight: 2.84 g
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Last updated: Sunday 8th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-72BBCE
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver-gilt dress-pin. The head is spherical and hollow. The pin shaft is inserted into the base of the head, is circular in cross section and tapers to a point. It has been bent into a curve. The head is decorated with silver wire filigree. Two horizontal filigree bands divide the head into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three large filigree circles. Within each circle there are a further three circles surrounding a pellet. At each junction between the larger circles is a pellet with a circle of wire around it/ At the top is a larger knopped pin. Extens…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pamphill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-8E782F
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver gilt dress pin with hollow cast spherical head, applied filigree and granulated ornament in the form of circlets punctuated by knops, a large knop extends from the apex of the sphere, a raised horizontal band divides the head in two equal hemispheres. The stem which emanates from the base of the sphere is complete and slightly bent.Silver gilt dress pin with hollow cast spherical head, applied filigree and granulated ornament in the form of circlets punctuated by knops, a large knop extends from the apex of the sphere, a raised horizontal band divides the head in two equal hemi…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2016
Last updated: Sunday 23rd June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-DB8DB2
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of copper alloy pin. The head and stub of the shaft only. The head is hollow and formed of two hemispherical sections. The top section has a band of five small domes around its girth with a sixth at the top in the centre. The lower section also has a band of five small domes around its girth with the shaft of the pin projecting from the centre. Many of the domes have corroded through and now have holes through them. It is not possible to discern any details of the pin from the corroded remnant that remains. Date: Post Medieval - c. 1500 - 1650 Dimensions: 14.80 mm x 10.…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Last updated: Saturday 23rd April 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DEV-63FEF5
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver gilt dress pin. The silver head is hollow and spherical and decorated with silver wire filigree and raised bosses. A thicker flattened strip of silver divides the head into two hemispheres. At the top there is a cylindrical knop which gives the appearance that the shaft goes through the head. The shaft survives to its pointed terminal- it is circular in cross section, tapering to a sharp point. It is bent to just above 90 degrees, probably as part of post depositional damage. There is a circular loop just where the head and shaft of the pin join. Each hemisphere i…
Created on: Friday 14th August 2020
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-9CF36E
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver-gilt dress-pin. The head is spherical and hollow. The pin shaft is inserted into the base of the head, is circular in cross section and tapers to a point. The shaft has an L-shaped bend about a third of the way along below the head and the remainder of the shaft extends diagonally upwards. The head is decorated with silver wire filigree and pellets which are the heads of applied pins. Two horizontal filigree bands divide the head into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three large filigree circles. Within each circle there are a further five circles su…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stalbridge', grid reference and parish protected.