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1982.12.17

Tie pin with 'toadstone' set in silver.

1982.12.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tie pin with 'toadstone' set in silver.
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Kenneth Page Oakley
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1982
Date collected
By 1982
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1982
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Stone
Dimensions
Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1982.12.17 Other numbers: 1
Research and responses

Oxford English Dictionary Online : A toadstone is “a stone or stone-like object, likened to a toad in colour or shape, or supposed to be produced by a toad”. [CF 20/11/2000]

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Pin, Clothes Fastener, Neckgear

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