Record ID: NMS-DA80F9
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver bodkin or head-dress pin, almost complete but now sharply bent and broken into two (joining) pieces. At the top is an oval scoop 7.8mm wide, set above a narrowed waist. Below this, the bodkin is rectangular in cross-section and tapers in both width and thickness. Below the decorated panels it gradually becomes hexagonal in cross-section, with bevelled sides, and finally ends in another fresh break which has removed the very tip of the object. Below the narrowed waist is a circular hole, 1.8mm in diameter; below this is a pair of bold transverse …
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cawston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-79DB4D
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-Medieval silver bodkin (incomplete). The bodkin is rectangular in cross section and tapers to a point at one terminal. The other terminal is missing, broken off at a point in the shaft which appears to be an aperture. Below the break, on either of the two wider faces, the shaft is decorated with an engraved eight-petalled flower with transverse bars above and below. Below the lower bars (again, on both faces) are a series of four roughly engraved lines of varying lengths, paralleling the direction of the shaft. There is no other decoration. The bodkin is bent 2/3 down its leng…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-2707EB
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A complete cast Post-Medieval silver bodkin dating to c.AD 1600-1700. The bodkin is broadly rectangular in plan and cross section. At one terminal it is rectangular in cross section being 4.3mm wide and 1.9mm thick. Just below the edge it is pierced by a large oval hole (6.2mm long and 1.1mm wide). After this it gradually narrows and thickens down its length becoming almost square in cross section (2.8mm wide and 2.4mm thick). At this end it hen has an elongated moulded acorn shaped terminal that is circular in cross section. This being begins with a …
Created on: Friday 21st April 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Oxfordshire CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E8FFE4
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver bodkin hair pin. Cast rectangular section shank with one blunt pointed end, expanding towards a broader mid-part with the initials A N in modern style capital letters on one side. Beyond the inscription there is a narrow [2mm] slot of length 11mm, and a drilled hole at a rounded terminal which is capped by a tiny trefoil.  Bent near the midpoint. In view of the material and suspected age of the object it is to be submitted to the Treasure process, ref. 2023 T0439. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650 Length (as found): 64mm, Width: 4.2mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight:…
Created on: Tuesday 18th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8ED29A
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE: 2023 T81 Description:  An incomplete silver dress pin of bodkin type dating to the Post-Medieval period, c.AD 1600 - 1700. The bodkin is sub-rectangular with a narrowed worn break to one end and a wider worn break to the other. A slight curve is present at this wider end. No perforations are present on this fragment. There is decoration present on the front and back of the bodkin which extends from the wider worn break. The plate is decorated with an incised triangular panel with further incised features projecting inwards within the panel. Below this panel is a…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2023
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bagby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-8AFDE0
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete but bent silver bodkin. The bodkin has been bent in two places. The first bend is at the top, halfway down the square eye and it has been bent approximately 180 degrees. The second bend is around the two thirds down the length and is at an angle of approximately 60 degrees. The bodkin was originally rectangular, flat, and tapers down to a blunt point. At the top of the bodkin, there is a circular ear scoop. Beneath this is an oval section. Below this an vertical square eye. A double horizontal groove is present on both sides beneath the eye. Engraved decoratio…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5D0A3C
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T991. Description:  An incomplete silver dress pin of bodkin type dating to the Post-Medieval period, c.AD 1600 - 1700. The bodkin is sub-rectangular with a narrowed pointed terminal to one end and a worn break to the other. a circular perforation is present below the pointed terminal and the remains of a second perforation can be seen to the broken end. The remaining portion of the plate is decorated with a rectangular panel if incised cross-hatching flanked by two sets of two deep transverse grooves. This decoration is mirrored on the opposite side of th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 3rd July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-CEEA96
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver Dress-Pin of bodkin type, of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1700). The object comprises of the head and top of the upper shaft, whilst the lower shaft and pointed tip is lost due to old breaks. The is composed of a rounded terminal, forming an ear-scoop, below which is a narrowed rectangular shaft below which is an expanded rectangular collar. The shaft expands to an ovate section with a central circular aperture, below which is an expanded rectangular collar. The remaining portion of the shaft is rectangular with a partially retained openwork central rectangle. The…
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: OXON-A01A4D
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A fragment from a silver bodkin dating from AD 1600 - 1700. Only the terminal survives. The bodkin has an oval terminal which is dished, being convex on one surface and concave on the other= to create a scoop that is c.5mm wide. Its apex, representing the terminal of the bodkin is slightly squashed inwards. Below this the bodkin has a rectangular cross section. It also widens in a a carinated arc to 5.2mm wide before narrowing slightly to create a tear drop shape. This has a tear drop shape open work hole inside of it as well. Below this design is a transverse colla…
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cuddesdon and Denton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-EDC937
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete silver bodkin with knop on the end and eyelet, flattened shaft and tapered point. Entire upper section is engraved. Longitudinal opening surrounded by hatching with two transverse bands of lozenge pattern. Beneath the lower band, a tongue  is engraved which points downwards along the shaft of the bodkin.  Bent below the eyelet. Length: 111 mm. Weight: 7.49g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: NLM-5C3991
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver bodkin fragment, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast rectangular-section pin fragment, broken across a longitudinal slot at one end, and also broken at the other end. Worn traces of finely incised diagonal lines appear on one side. Bent twice. These objects were used as hair or head-dress pins. In view of its material and date this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process, Ref. 2022 T762. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650. Length: 37.1mm, Width: 3.2mm, Thickness: 1.3mm, Weight: 1.81gms
Created on: Friday 24th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ryther', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-45F5C6
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval bodkin fragment that is missing the central portion and pointed tip of the pin. The remaining head of the pin consists of a circular ear scoop terminal that is currently bent, this is followed by a tapering oval section that has a circular piercing at its widest point. Finally a transverse collar leads to the top of the pin which is decorated with a four pedalled flower motif flanked by two recessed transverse bands. At the truncated forward edge is the partial remains of the rectangular hollow which has only one bent side arm remaining, this would have then lead…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Painswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-933BE8
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but bent silver bodkin dating from AD 1600 - 1700. It is inscribed with the initials E W in upper care, Roman style, seriffed letters positioned about half way along. The bodkin has a pear shaped scoop at one end. The narrow end extends from the narrow end of a drop shaped terminal which has a drop shaped hole through it. Two grooves across the shaft mark the end of the terminal. The rest of the bodkin is a flat rectangle in cross-section and is undecorated apart from the incised letters. There is a slot which is 14.5mm long positioned 12mm below the terminal. The othe…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-AFBF3E
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver bodkin with a cross-shaped terminal and a bent, rounded scoop at the upper arm. Oblique notches form very short horizontal arms and a perforated rounded lower arm. The shank is rectangular, with five vertical and two horizontal engraved lines on both faces. The break runs across a longitudinal rectangular perforation. A similar example can be seen in Margeson (1993), pp. 8–9, plates I and II and fig. 4, no. 21.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-AECA52
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver bodkin, approximately 5 cm long from ear scoop on one end to the point where the bodkin is bent back on itself. Complete, tapering at one end, engraved along its length on both sides, with flowerheads on either side of the rectangular opening. Beyond this, a threading hole, then the ear scoop which is also bent back on itself. No marks. 17th Century. Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections Prehistory and Europe The British Museum
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilcomb Civil Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-AE9FBC
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
This head-dress pin is of a type described as a ‘bodkin’. It has a flattened section with a rectangular eye. On both sides there is a serrated leaf motif below the eye, with on one side the inscribed letters M. C. and on the other a single inscribed F. It is broken through the eye and the terminal is missing. The pin has a more sinuous form than is commonly seen. It is a relatively plain example of its type. The pin is of silver, and contains at least 10 per cent by weight of metal as precious metal. It measures 83.3mm long and weighs 3.93 grammes. It is in fair co…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-A01B3C
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete silver bodkin, bevelled edges tapering to tip at one end, at the other an ear scoop, then a pierced opening, then a transverse band of silver, then rectangular opening along the length of the pin. No incised decoration. L: 13.6cm. 17th Century.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-257DCE
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A compete silver bodkin.  The bodkin is sub-rectangular in cross section, with rounded corners, flat front and back faces and convex sides. The bodkin is needle shaped in plan having a rounded scoop terminal from which point the needle is fairly straight sided for approximately two thirds of its length after which point it narrows to a dull rounded point. However, within this form it consists of several elements. At the head it has an oval terminal which is dished, being convex on one surface and concave on the other to create a scoop that is c.5.5mm wide. Its …
Created on: Monday 15th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brize Norton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7F699
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a silver post-medieval bodkin. The surviving section of the main body is rectangular in cross-section and an hourglass-shaped terminal projects from its outer end. There is a rectangular hole extending inwards from behind the lower break and above this a solid section, either face of which is decorated with two incised transverse lines followed by an outwards facing V-shape. The inner part of the terminal is pierced with a small circular hole, while the outer section has one concave face and one convex face creating an small spoon or scoop. The object is slig…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-5153B4
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a Post Medieval inscribed silver bodkin dating from AD 1600 - 1700. The object is a strip of silver of rectangular cross-section. The surviving part of the bodkin represents the middle, with both ends missing. It is decorated with a cross hatched rectangular panel at the wider end, with two parallel horizontal grooves below, and from which an incised elongated wavy triangle extends downwards, which is decorated with etched vertical lines on one side and diagonal cross hatching on the other. This design is repeated on the other face. There is no visible maker's mark but…
Created on: Friday 5th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harrogate', grid reference and parish protected.