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Description: | Fragment of 17th century silver headdress pin. Originally this pin would have taken the form of a tapering shaft, rectangular in section, with a long, rectangular slot at the broader end, beyond which would have been a decorative terminal with an additional perforation for the suspension of a pendant. The fragment recovered represents the terminal end, having broken at the slot (the two prongs are the truncated sides of the slot). At the opposite end is an integrally moulded collar, above which is a decorative terminal. The terminal has a subcircular body from which extends a wasted neck, which then flares and bends over in a broad but shallow hook. The round portion is pierced with a circular perforation where the pendant would have been suspended. The fragment has a stamped flower with five indented petals around a central pellet. This is set just beyond the slot, on the same side that the hook bends towards. The broken edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The fragment has a dull silver patina. It is 35.74mm long, 4.84mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.52g. Head dress pins were used in the Low Countries and would have been brought to England by immigrants. Similar pins have been found in Norfolk and Suffolk. See Margeson, 1993, Norwich Households, page 9, plate III for a complete example.
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