Accession No
BB 1912.145
Description
Hair pin of vulcanite (Ebonite) and horn. Two circular balls of dark grey-black vulcanite, lacquered and decorated with small gold stars at either end of a cylindrical horn rod. Small loops at base of vulcanite balls are strung with thin fibre cord, possibly elastic.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Bury St Edmunds
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Jennings, John J. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
BB 1912.145
Cultural Affliation
Material
Rubber (Vulcanite; Ebonite); Horn; Fibre; ?Cotton; ?Elastic
Local Term
Measurements
28mm x 155mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label tied to object: 'Bury St Ed. John Jennings Esq 1912.'
Event Date
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Accession register: ‘Hair pin, consisting of two balls of vulcanite connected by a thin horn rod, & held in place by a strip of elastic.’
Event Date 1912
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Hair pin of vulcanite (Ebonite) and horn. Two circular balls of dark grey-black vulcanite, lacquered and decorated with small gold stars at either end of a cylindrical horn rod. Small loops at base of vulcanite balls are strung with thin fibre cord, possibly elastic.
Event Date 11/2/2025
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:324524
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