Sheath

ID:

A3761

Production date:

Medieval; 13th-14th century

Location:

In Store

Leather knife sheath decorated on front and back with impressed motifs and lines. The decoration is divided into sections reflecting the handle and blade areas. The front handle area has a heraldic shield quarterly, a bend, with a four pointed star in one quarter. There is also a small integral moulded sheath to one side of this, a feature noted on other sheaths of this period from London. The blade area has two oval scrolling frames containing zoomorphic forms (birds?). The handle area on the back has a series of vertical lines and the blade area has a semi-quatrefoil within a semi-circle, with a second one, which is incomplete since the lower part of the sheath is missing. There is a side seam with edge/grain stitch holes and the remains of two suspension slots. The top part of the sheath is also missing.  < ...Read more

Leather knife sheath decorated on front and back with impressed motifs and lines. The decoration is divided into sections reflecting the handle and blade areas. The front handle area has a heraldic shield quarterly, a bend, with a four pointed star in one quarter. There is also a small integral moulded sheath to one side of this, a feature noted on other sheaths of this period from London. The blade area has two oval scrolling frames containing zoomorphic forms (birds?). The handle area on the back has a series of vertical lines and the blade area has a semi-quatrefoil within a semi-circle, with a second one, which is incomplete since the lower part of the sheath is missing. There is a side seam with edge/grain stitch holes and the remains of two suspension slots. The top part of the sheath is also missing.

Published: Ward-Perkins, J.B., London Museum Medieval Catalogue, London, 1940, 190 < Hide

Measurements

L 155 mm; W 38 mm

Materials

leather

Last Updated

2024-03-14