Artifact Gallery (SF-Bodkins-011)
Bodkins (SF-Bodkins-011)
Image File Names:
SF-Bodkin-18ST704-875-1Front.jpg
SF-Bodkin-18ST704-875-1.jpg
Photographer:
Sara Rivers Cofield
Artifact Owner:
Naval District Washington, Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Credit Line:
Image courtesy of the Naval District Washington, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
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Object Number:
SF-Bodkins-011
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silver, copper alloy (probably silver plated)
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This complete bodkin has one long rectangular eye and one small circular hole. It is topped by a decorative knob.
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Susanna Sewell's Bodkin. "No" in Category column.
Site Number:
18ST704
Site Name:
Charles' Gift
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875
Context Description:
Unit 86, Feature 12, Stratum 2, Level 6
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c. 1675-1700
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Possible mark, but illegible and very worn (bottom right image)
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The initials “SS” on this bodkin (detail bottom left) correlate to Susanna Sewall who lived at the site with her husband, Nicholas, and their children from about 1676 until her death.
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