Saxon & Medieval — Saxon
Pin
This bone in has no proper head. Instead, it flattens out at one end naturally with the bone. The pin tapers to a point with an off-centred bulge. This bulge would have helped the pin to stay in place. There is no perforation on this pin, and it is striaght in form with a round shank. Before the adoption of buttons, pins were mostly used to fasten loose clothing, in addition to brooches, straps and ties. This pin could have been used as a hair pin as well.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 11718
- Object name:
- pin
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Saxon
- Material:
bone
- Measurements/duration:
- L 96 mm, W 7 mm, D 6 mm (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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