WAW-2107D1: Medieval or Post Medieval scabbard chape (plan).

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SCABBARD

Unique ID: WAW-2107D1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy scabbard chape dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period, AD1450-1600. The chape is a sub-shield shape with a slightly swollen lower half in plan. The upper edge is concave is plan. In profile, from the upper edge, the chape has a rectangular void. The outer face of the chape is decorated with radiating grooves on the lower portion and two horizontal grooves on the upper. The reverse face has a rectangular perforation on the upper half, otherwise the reverse is undecorated. Integral to the apex of the lower edge of the chape there is decorative knop. The surface of the chape is slightly abraded and is a mid green colour. There are traces of a black coating which may have originally been linseed oil which was used as a polish in the early Medieval period. The chape measures 35.12mm long, 22.mm wide and 7.63mm thick. It weighs 6.7gm.

The style of the chape suggests it dates to the late Medieval, or more probably the early Post Medieval period. Ward-Perkins (Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1940 London Museum: Medieval Catalogue London) classifies this type of chape as Type VI dating it to the late 15^th to 16^th centuries and suggests there is not enough detail to suggest whether the chape is from a dagger or sword scabbard.

Class: Chape

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1475
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 35.12 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 7.63 mm
Weight: 6.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st February 2013 - Thursday 28th February 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Warwick (District)
Parish or ward: Lapworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP1672
Four figure Latitude: 52.345843
Four figure longitude: -1.766552
1:25K map: SP1672
1:10K map: SP17SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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