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Description: A collection of nine square pins and eight square patches: a-h) A set of eight brass coloured metal pips (2.0 x 2.0 cm), each with a seal at the centre that contains three acorns with a red band around the acorns reading “Tria juncta in uno” (Three in one). The band is surrounded by a green wreat…

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Dimensions: 2.0 (a-h, j-m); 2.2 (i); 2.8 (n,o); 3.0 (p,q) x 2.0 (a-h, j-m); 2.2 (i); 2.8 (n,o); 3.0 (p,q) cm

Description: A collection of nine square pins and eight square patches: a-h) A set of eight brass coloured metal pips (2.0 x 2.0 cm), each with a seal at the centre that contains three acorns with a red band around the acorns reading “Tria juncta in uno” (Three in one). The band is surrounded by a green wreath with leaves that radiate out from the centre to form a square. i) One brass coloured metal pip (2.2 x 2.2 cm) that is similar in design to (a-e) but is not coloured. j-m) A set of four fabric patches (2.0 x 2.0 cm) that are heavily layered with a metallic thread design. The design has a raised centre encircled by a wreath of green thread with red dots and blue at bottom. The wreath’s leaves radiate from the centre to form a square. n,o) A pair of square fabric patches (2.8 x 2.8cm) with an embroidered pattern worked on brown wool. The pattern of tan leaves radiates out from a dark brown centre to form a square with a narrow border of brown wool.p,q) A pair of square patches (3.0 x 3.0 cm) in the same pattern as (n,o), but the brown wool patches have been sewn on to red fabric with a narrow red border left around the edges.

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