Artifact Gallery (SF-Bodkins-009)
Bodkins (SF-Bodkins-009)
Image File Names:
SF-Bodkin-18CV60-1-1Front.jpg
SF-Bodkin-18CV60-1-1.jpg
Photographer:
Sara Rivers Cofield
Artifact Owner:
Maryland Historical Trust
Credit Line:
Image courtesy of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum.
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SF-Bodkins-009
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silver (confirmed by XRF)
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Unusual double-ended bodkin with a both long rectangular eye and a small hole at each end.
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Inscribed Bodkin. "Yes" in Category column.
Site Number:
18CV60
Site Name:
Angelica Knoll
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1
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N/A (See site summary)
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“IR” in an oval cartouche (bottom right); The heavily-worn maker’s mark appears on the side of the bodkin opposite the inscribed initials. Like the initials of the owner, it is difficult to make a definitive assessment of the manufacturer, even with the mark. Similar “IR” cartouches were known to be used by several silversmiths including Jan Rooseboom of Amsterdam who was active from 1730-1773 (Sullivan 2004:212), Johann Reutgers of Koeln, Germany whose work dates from 1700-1744 (Wyler 1937:354), and Joseph Richardson Sr. and Joseph Richardson Jr. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who used similar marks between 1711 and 1773 (Ensko 1948:197; Fennimore 1984:442). Dates are no help in narrowing down the maker’s name either, since the possible manufacturers all worked in the early-mid 18th century, which well matches the c. 1680-1770 date of Angelica Knoll, even accounting for many years of use-wear on the bodkin.
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“MI” (bottom left); Because of the time period, the “I” could indicate a name whose first letter is either “I” or “J”. In 1674, a Merdedith Jones was a tenant on Elizabetha, the tract of land adjoining Angelica, but it seems unlikely that a tenant would have such a high-end bodkin. It is more likely that the bodkin belonged to a member of Richard Johns’ family who resided at the site by 1717. Unfortunately, the names of the female members of the Johns family are not currently known.
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