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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy dagger chape (16th century). The chape has been made from a sheet of copper alloy with the ends overlapping to form a seam; the lower edge of the sheet has been cut to form triangular projections that are then folded over to form the base of the chape. The upper edge has also been cut with two triangular projections forming a decorative edge. There is a copper alloy rivet which extends between the two sides to attach the chape to the leather scabbard. The front surface is decorated with a double band of incised transverse lines and from the lower line there is a series of parallel vertical incised lines that gradually lengthen with the longest in the centre. The copper alloy also has a decorative black coating.
Egan (2005:192) notes that chapes of this sort were very popular in the 16th century but the fashion appears to have come to an end by 1600.
Dimensions: length: 19.46mm; width: 11.56mm; thickness: 9.45mm; weight: 2.10g.
Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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