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Bodkin
18th century
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George L. Batchelder Jr., by exchange
Accession Number64.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGold
DescriptionFlat, narrow, tapering form has angled sides, the wider end of which has a small ball at its tip. The wider end has also been drilled with three holes. The engraving appears between the two closest to the ball tip, while a third is separated from the first two by a long narrow slit in the bodkin.
InscriptionsEngraved "E * G" at wider end of bodkin in roman letters.