bodkin case



bodkin case

Summary

A cylindrical case with rounded ends, a spirally fluted body and a long cap with a metal rim sliding on an inner metal sleeve. Enamel on metal and painted in colours with four sprays of flowers and several detached flowers in slight relief on a turquoise-green ground.


Object Name

bodkin case

Date Created

1765-1795

Dimensions

object: 10.2cm

accession number

1958.506

Place of creation

South Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Harold Raby bequest

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