14thC Pins.

[Robert of Canterbury]

particularly Veil pins.

Anyone got any sources?

Length?
Ornamentation?
Thickness?
Materials?

[Karen Larsdatter]

There's a whole chapter on pins in Medieval Finds from Excavations in London: Dress Accessories c. 1150-c. 1450, including photos of 14th century pins specifically.

[Robert of Canterbury]

Karen, You are a star!

I'll double-check to make sure we dont already have a copy at home, and then I'm off to the museum to buy one during lunch.



Dan

[earnest carruthers]

Robert, originals are pretty cheap too.

I can recommend a supplier or too of the repro sort, UK and US.



jorge

[Robert of Canterbury]

Jorge, how the devil are you?

I'm actually looking for info so I can make them myself. Pottering about casting heads onto pins at the moment, and I thought I'd do some research on appropriate forms before I leapt too far into production...

Btw, I've a friend talking to Steve Millingham about a run of pounce pots. Are you interested?

[earnest carruthers]

Hi RoC,


fine mate, hope you are too.

I would need to see a pot first, I usually don't need to dry my ink, unless really accidentally blobby as I write mainly on paper, which is more absorbent than parchment.

But pins. Email me

cheers