PUBLIC-521C0A: A late medieval or early post medieval complete cast copper alloy dagger scabbard chape dating to AD 1485-1600 found in Greater London

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SCABBARD

Unique ID: PUBLIC-521C0A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late medieval or early post medieval complete cast copper alloy dagger scabbard chape dating to AD 1485-1600. The surviving elements include the thickly cast front-piece, the thinner backplate, and the inner leather scabbard, which is severed from the rest of the scabbard, but still lining the internal surfaces. The object is broadly U-shaped; at the lower edge it terminates in a knop. At the attachment end of the front-piece, there is a semi-circular moulding within the incurve of the U which continues upwards curling back on itself either side as decoration. In the centre of the front-piece, there is a large heart-shaped perforation. The backplate ends prematurely at the attachment end and there is a tilde shaped perforation near the top. As PAS record HAMP-D76207 mentions, a dagger chape of this form was found illustrated in de Reuck (unpublished) and dated to the Tudor period (AD 1485-1600). A further example can be found in Egan (2005:1080).

Parallel records on the PAS database: HAMP-D76207, BERK-9F4CF1, WMID-1C2478, WILT-54CEA3.

Dimensions: Length: 42mm, Width: 22mm, Thickness: 6mm, Weight: 7.78g.

Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.

Class: Chape

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1485
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 42 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight: 7.78 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 9th February 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Leather
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: Greenwich (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Greenwich West (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3878
Four figure Latitude: 51.48412374
Four figure longitude: -0.01394376
1:25K map: TQ3878
1:10K map: TQ37NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Other chance find
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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