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Hat Pins. § Pair of silver pins with decorative filgree ball heads, probably made in the eighteenth century. § Accompanied with visiting card inscribed by FB: “A Happy Easter from Mrs R. Barrett Browning. These little pins are from Mrs. Browning’s jewellery box which the Poet gave me the Spring after I became his ‘daughter’—he never would say the ‘in law.’ Yr sister tells me you love him & his marvellous work. F.B.B.” § Given by FB to Mary Kinipple of Co. Durham. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 [ABL]