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Bodkin
1800-186019th Century
3 in. x 1/4 in. x 1/4 in.
Captain Theodore Harris, (June 1, 1825–November 24, 1850)
Object Type:
Maritime Artifact
Medium and Support:
bone
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.8
Bodkins were used for making holes in cloth so that a ribbon could be tied through. This one was made form whalebone by Captain Theodore Harris of Sag Harbor.
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