Bodkin
1800-1860
19th Century
3 1/4 in. x 1/8 in. x 1/8 in.
Captain Theodore Harris,
(June 1, 1825–November 24, 1850)
Object Type:
Maritime Artifact
Medium and Support:
bone
Credit Line:
Florecen Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris
Accession Number:
1957.32
A bodkin carved from whale bone. It is a round ivory peg with turnings at the top and used to make holes in cloth so that a ribbon could be tied through.