Accession No
TEMP.01849
Description
Knife with bone handle and iron blade. The hollow handle is undecorated, with a flat butt with an oval cross-section. The blade is jagged at the edges from corrosion and has a bolster at the base; the top edge of the blade is straight and flat, and the bottom edge is sharp and curves to meet the top edge.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.01849
Cultural Affliation
Material
Bone; Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
155mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Knife. Iron blade with straight back, broken at tip. Short bone handle.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Knife with bone handle and iron blade. The hollow handle is undecorated, with a flat butt with an oval cross-section. The blade is jagged at the edges from corrosion and has a bolster at the base; the top edge of the blade is straight and flat, and the bottom edge is sharp and curves to meet the top edge.
Event Date 7/11/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:298799
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