Accession No
1923.1150 A
Description
Knife. Leaf shaped blade. The hilt was of bone or horn divided by plates of brass threaded onto the tang at frequent intervals.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Post Medieval ?17th century
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1150 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Brass; Bone; Horn
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (References)
Ref. Plate: 83 : 11
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1923.1150 A-B: 'Two knives, one (overall length 10.5") has a leaf shaped blade, the other (length 7.75") has a blade like an 18th century table knife but they resemble each other in the structure of the hilts which was of bone or horn divided by plates of brass threaded onto the tang at frequent intervals.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Knife. Leaf shaped blade. The hilt was of bone or horn divided by plates of brass threaded onto the tang at frequent intervals.
Event Date 8/6/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:45327
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