奥斯威斯特里发现的历史悠久的博金被宣布为宝藏

这件完整但略有变形的短衣可追溯至 1600 年至 1700 年间，被描述为 17 世纪服装中罕见的幸存范例。

A RARE 17th Century bodkin has been declared as treasure following an inquest.

经过调查后，一件罕见的 17 世纪木头被宣布为宝藏。

The complete but slightly distorted bodkin was found in Oswestry and has been dated to between 1600 and 1700.

完整但略有变形的博金是在奥斯威斯特里发现的，可追溯到 1600 年至 1700 年之间。

Bodkins were used for lacing up garments and, although used by both men and women, were normally associated with lacing women’s bodices.

Bodkins 用于系紧衣服，虽然男性和女性都使用，但通常与女性紧身胸衣的系带有关。

The 14cm piece bares the initials 'AW' and is decorated with a terminal in the form of an acorn in its cup which is pierced with a circular hole for suspension.

14 厘米长的部件上饰有首字母“AW”，并在其杯中装饰有橡子形状的端子，该端子上穿有用于悬挂的圆孔。

It would have been used to thread the cord or ribbon through the bodice’s many eyelets, enabling the wearer to secure and tighten it.

它可以用来将绳子或丝带穿过紧身胸衣的许多孔眼，使穿着者能够固定并拉紧它。

Silver examples were often highly decorative and personalised with either initials or a full name. The 'AW' initial may indicate the name of the owner.

银制样品通常具有高度装饰性和个性化特征，带有姓名首字母或全名。 “AW”首字母可能表示所有者的姓名。

However, bodkins were often given as intimate gifts or love tokens and may have been initialled as a reminder of the giver.

然而，bodkins 经常被作为亲密礼物或爱情信物赠送，并且可能会被签名以纪念赠送者。

The bodkin was declared as treasure by senior coroner John Ellery at an inquest held at Shropshire Coroner's Court in Shrewsbury on Thursday, January 9.

1 月 9 日星期四，在什鲁斯伯里的什罗普郡验尸官法庭举行的调查中，高级验尸官约翰·埃勒里 (John Ellery) 宣布这把博金为宝藏。

The inquest heard that the bodkin was found in September 2023 during the excavation of a garden in Oswestry.

调查获悉，这把博金是 2023 年 9 月在奥斯威斯特里 (Oswestry) 的一个花园挖掘过程中发现的。

The bodkin was found at a depth of 0.3m in a layer of dark brown sandy silt with frequent charcoal flecks.

该博金是在 0.3 m 深的一层深棕色沙质淤泥中发现的，上面经常有木炭斑点。

The coroner was told that the bodkin was in a poor condition and had been bent out of shape.

验尸官被告知，博金状况不佳，已经弯曲变形。

It was cleaned and examined by the British Museum who said that the piece was complete but slightly distorted and was made of silver alloy.

大英博物馆对它进行了清理和检查，并表示这件作品是完整的，但略有变形，由银合金制成。

The piece was decorated with a terminal in the form of an acorn in its cup, which was pierced with a circular hole for suspension.

这件作品的杯中装饰有一个橡子形状的端子，其上穿有一个用于悬挂的圆孔。

The piece was dated to between 1600 and 1700 and was declared as treasure.

这件作品的年代可追溯至 1600 年至 1700 年之间，并被列为国宝。

Shropshire Council said it now hopes the Oswestry bodkin will go on display at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.

什罗普郡议会表示，现在希望奥斯威斯特里的博金能够在什鲁斯伯里博物馆和艺术画廊展出。

"Surviving examples of seventeenth century costume are rare and we only have fragments of clothing in Shropshire Museums’ collection," a spokesperson for the council said.

该委员会的一位发言人表示：“十七世纪服装的现存例子非常罕见，我们什罗普郡博物馆的收藏中只有服装的碎片。”

"The bodkin, alongside paintings in our collection, will help to show how clothing has changed over time.

“这件球衣和我们收藏的画作一起，将有助于展示服装如何随着时间的推移而发生变化。

"We hope to display it at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery alongside several contemporary dress hooks and buttons to show how the elaborate fashions of the period were worn."

“我们希望在什鲁斯伯里博物馆和美术馆将它与几个当代衣钩和纽扣一起展示，以展示那个时期精致的时装是如何穿着的。”

The bodkin was found seven years after another silver piece was discovered near Oswestry by the Advertizer’s Oswestry Unearthed columnist Chris Langston in August 2016.

2016 年 8 月，《广告商》的《奥斯威斯特出土》专栏作家克里斯·兰斯顿 (Chris Langston) 在奥斯威斯特附近发现了另一件银器，七年后又发现了这件博金。

The British Museum investigated the pin which was one of just two examples in the UK and dates back to the 15th or 16th century and was made up of more than 10 per cent precious metal.

大英博物馆对这枚别针进行了调查，这是英国仅有的两枚别针之一，其历史可以追溯到 15 或 16 世纪，由超过 10% 的贵金属制成。