Record ID: SUSS-B7BA45
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Act number 2007 T169 Acquired by Exeter Museum A 16th century silver-gilt dress-pin with hollow-cast spherical head. There is a circular hole in the base of the pin head, indicating where the shaft would have fitted. The entire shaft has been lost. The head is applied with filigree and granulated ornament in the form of circles and knops. Some of the knops are missing and some are worn. There is a prominent ridge running around the centre of the pin head, dividing the head into two hemispheres. This ridge appears silver, against an otherwise completely gilded head. The knop…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colyton', grid reference and parish protected.