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Description: | A copper alloy sword or dagger scabbard chape. The chape is cast and would have probably have had a sheet back plate which is now missing. The chape is 36mm in length and 19mm in width it is roughly rectangular in shape with the terminal end tapering and finishing in a rounded edge 13mm in width, a small circular knop projects from the centre of this edge, this knop is 3mm in diameter. The chape is decorated by an open work pattern with lozenge-shaped holes which seem to be arranged to form a larger lozenge-shaped outline. This pattern begins at 6mm from the terminal end and is 15mm in width at its widest point. The open end of the chape is damaged and the top of the pattern is missing. The chape seems to have been silver-plated as the remains of silver can be seen on the edges. Inside the chape is lined with leather and inside the leather wood can also be seen. It is likely that the wood was used as packing to keep the sword or possibly dagger blade in place. There is a similar chape in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue (1975, p280, plate LXXX, No, 3) although the open work decoration is different the shape and size of the chape are the same. The chape is likley to be 15th century in date. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1540 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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