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Description: | A Post Medieval silver toilet implement (probably 17th century). At one end is a perforated loop, thickness: 4.23mm; diameter: 9.00mm). The shaft is circular in cross-section and undecorated with a raised moulded bank approximately one third along the length; then two thirds of the way down are two engraved parallel lines. The shaft then flattens and curves round to form a pointed hook, probably for use as a nail pick. Perhaps the broken end was originally designed as a bifurcated toothpick, as seen on an earscoop/toothpick found at the Thames exchange in the City of London, MOL Tex. 88 acc.no. 3753, for which see G.Egan and F.Pritchard, Dress Accessories c1150-1450, London 1991, pp. 378-9. Dimensions: length 48.97mm; width 9.00mm; thickness 5.55mm; weight 4.99g In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Identification by Dr Dora Thornton, Curator of Renaissance Collections, The British Museum.
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