Bodkin
Category
Silver
Date
1720 - 1750
Materials
Silver
Measurements
76 mm (Length)
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 885226
Summary
Silver bodkin with engraved pattern of flowers and chevrons. Handwritten label attached; silver Bodkin, found in digging/a ditch in Harrold. H E H. English 1720-1750
Provenance
unknown, but mentioned in an inventory dated March 1972. The display case was acquired on transfer of the house to the National Trust, so this item could have been with it at that time.
Marks and inscriptions
(handwritten on label) Silver Bodkin, found/in digging a ditch in/Harold. H.E.H.