Bodkin

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bodkin

Entry/Object ID

1958.1.1205

Description

Blunt metal bodkin with a large eye.

Use

Used to draw tape or cord through a hem.

Context

Made by Joseph Sterling in Woodstock, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

Sterling, Joseph (1739-1814)

Date made

circa 1800

Place

Town

Woodstock

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bodkin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Fabric Piercing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1/8 in

Length

3 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rice, Sarah Sterling (1766-1864)