Pins classed as dress pins could have been used for a number of purposes including fastening cloaks, securing hair styles or as stylus. [MACGREGOR, MAINMAN & ROGERS 1999: p.1949].<br>
[OWEN-CROCKER 2004]<br>
Morris [MORRIS 2000:p.2309] makes the point that wooden pins would not have had the strength of pins made from other materials but would have been quicker and easier to make. [MORRIS 2000:p.2309]<br>
Hinton points out that there are 'practically' no small dress items made of precious metals after the C10th [HINTON 2005:p.166]. <br>
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