Have an idea ..but not sure! >>>>UPDATE BELOW<<<< CRAZY
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Stiffwrists
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Looks like sterling to me. If 1694 is a date, that is obviously very old. Awesome. At first I thought bracelet. Was it that flat when you dug it?
EmuDetector
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Almost strikes me as a plate on top of a pouch or purse, maybe with handles or straps off those rectangle holes.
Googling the name I found the below, maybe a typo on the last name through the records, but seems close all things considered.
Lydia PYGAN of New London, Conn.
married Eliphalet ADAMS 1709/12/15
# referred to in Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume 2, page 714: one Joseph Trumann settled in New London in 1666 and purchased some pits for tanning from Alexander PIGGIN in 1667. An additional reference to this is in the Hamilton HURD History of New London County, Connecticut.
Here's the full link, her name is bottom of the first major section
http://www.piggin.org/miscell71.htm
Googling the name I found the below, maybe a typo on the last name through the records, but seems close all things considered.
Lydia PYGAN of New London, Conn.
married Eliphalet ADAMS 1709/12/15
# referred to in Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume 2, page 714: one Joseph Trumann settled in New London in 1666 and purchased some pits for tanning from Alexander PIGGIN in 1667. An additional reference to this is in the Hamilton HURD History of New London County, Connecticut.
Here's the full link, her name is bottom of the first major section
http://www.piggin.org/miscell71.htm
goldendreams
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Yes I dug it in new london..I thought it looked like a plate for under a painting..it has "nail holes" on each side...amazing
EmuDetector
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Well I think you have a winner on the owner then! If you Google the name there's a ton of genealogy site hits. Someone document that family tree pretty well.
goldendreams
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Yes flat and very sturdy...
SmirkAtTheMerc
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Oh wow, thats amazing! If its been in the ground for 327 years, its got to be silver!
stetam
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That is an amazing find!
Rock Jock
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awdlaunch
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Could this be something related to her birth? That would put her at 15 when married.... Sorry, just saw her head stone. She was born 1685.
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goldendreams
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Probably will never know exactly what's this story is..
goldendreams
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I got the scoop!
This is what i was told and shown
What a fantastic piece of history and a great piece of research.
You have something rather more interesting than a nameplate though! That will probably be one of Lydia's (much treasured) dress-making items. It's a blunt bodkin for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or stitched piping/casing. The holes are for thread/cord and the slots are for ribbon. Similar to this one from the mid-17th Century:
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cellrdwellr
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Incredible relic! Nice detective work on the I.D. as well, congrats!
goldendreams
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goldendreams
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Huckleberry
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Mighty fine piece of sleuthing there my friend! Impressive!
jordanmills
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By the way, i just tested it..its sterling in case anyone was wondering
I was going to say don't care, but that's good knowledge so I do care. But I'd say I don't care because that's an amazing find no matter the composition. Thanks for sharing.
