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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: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Mabel Harris

Accession Number: 1957.10

Bodkins were used for making holes in cloth so that a ribbon could be tied through. This one was made of whalebone by Captain Theodore Harris of Sag Harbor. According to the 1850 census, Harris was listed as a seaman whose residence was Southold, Suffolk County, New York. He died at sea in the South Pacific.

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