Code: 12315
A Tudor copper-alloy Toilet instrument shaped like a dagger. The tool retains the original suspension ring to enable the tool to be worn as a pendant. It is an unusual design but is intact except for the coral gem. See IOW-2AE147 and DUR-93A484 or 03474-JR from James Town for further discussion. This is a great example!
OBJECT: Toothpick
CULTURE: Tudor/Renaissance
DATE: c. 1550 - 1650
MATERIAL: Copper-alloy
SIZE: 94mm x 14mm
WEIGHT: 3.9 grams
PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection, Exeter. United Kingdom