Record ID: OXON-E97592
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy dagger scabbard chape of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1350-1500). The chape is U-shaped in plan, with a rounded knop at its apex. The front panel of the chape is decorated with a central vertical double ridge which terminates at the knop. To either side of the central ridge, there are three areas of openwork design, including a circular hole at the top, a rectangular hole in the middle and a smaller circular hole at the bottom (one of these smaller circular holes in slightly closed) - on the left hand side, due to damage, two of the hole…
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: OXON-E90F3A
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy narrow-pointed sword or dagger scabbard chape of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1300-1700). The small, conical chape is made of a single sheet of copper alloy that has been rolled into a conical tube with a single overlapping seam down the back.  The bottom has been cut into tabs which have been folded inwards to form a sealed, narrow-pointed base. There are two open, circular rivet holes along opposing sides of the top edge. The chape has a compact dark green patina all over, with some pitting to the back. The chape is 33.89mm long, with a…
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: LVPL-2E77C9
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy scabbard chape dating to the medieval to post medieval period (1450-1600). The object consists of the from plate only, the back plate is missing. It is formed of a round bellied bottom with a knop protruding from the base. It is decorated with incised lines to create a scallop shell effect. The top of the object narrows to form a sub-rectangular neck and top. Below the top is an openwork love heart, below which is a openwork trefoil. The object has incomplete edges and has a light green / brown patina. Dimensions: Length 28.7mm; width 25.5mm; thickness…
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-ACAD6C
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Sword or Dagger Chape of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date (AD 1450–1600). The object is the front plate of composite chape. The retained portion is sub-triangular with a convex edge on one side and a straight edge on the other. The front face is convex with chamfered sides, the rear hollowed creating a seam around the edge for the back plate to be attached which is now missing. The upper edge is scalloped with three circular perforations aligned with the three central undulations, below which is a raised transverse ridge. The cen…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-84CE27
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy dagger scabbard chape of late medieval date or early post-medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1600. It is formed from sheet copper alloy, rolled over to form a triangular tube with an overlapping seam. The lower end of the tube has the ends bent inwards. The upper end of the chape is incomplete but the remains of one rivet hole can be seen. Length: 22.74mm Width: 19.48mm Thickness: 6.73mm Weight: 2.26g A similar chape is illustrated in Ward Perkins, (1940), page 287, figure 88, number 3.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-99B58B
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy sword scabbard chape of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (Late 15th to 16th Century AD). The chape is incomplete, with only the front plate surviving. This plate is also slightly damaged. The chape is sub-oval in plan with a rounded front and a dished reverse for the blade. The chape terminates in a knop and is crenellated at the top, at the attachment end. It has an openwork trefoil in the centre. A series of moulded ribs extend from the openwork trefoil to the edges of the chape, flaring gradually.  It measures 34.2 mm in length, 22.7 mm w…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-21FF80
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probable Early Medieval sword pyramid mount. Although the term 'pyramid' is generally applied to this form of object due to its shape normally being a square pyramid, this example is in the form of a cone. The object is plain and undecorated. It is hollow underneath and at the base there is an integral round sectioned bar running across the centre for attachment to the sword belt. The mount has a mid-green patina. The mount is 21.2 mm in diameter, 10.7 mm in height, and weighs 6.82 g. Similar examples are SWYOR-89C624, BUC-725DF3 and LIN-666425.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: BUC-767A43
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval to post medieval scabbard chape, dating to the period c. AD 1200-1500. It consists of a sheet of copper alloy that has been rolled into a triangular tube shape, narrowing towards the terminal end, with the sheet folded into the centre. The seam of the sheet overlaps. At the terminal end the sheet is folded over inwards, there is a gap.The open edge along the two longer sides are concave, there is a double incised line border running round the edge. There are two circular rivet holes along the edge,opposite each other.  The chape has a mid green pa…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BH-74DC83
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to early Post Medieval cast copper-alloy sword or dagger scabbard chape. The chape, cast in one piece, is 'V-shape' and hollowed, with raised edges and open at the back. The plate has a central ridge with rectangular and aperture and circular aperture above either side. The upper edge is scalloped. Between these is a sub-triangular projection. At the opposite end the terminal consists of a rounded knop.  The chape measures 49.1mm long, 20mm wide, 6mm thick an weighs 7.21 grams. For parallels on the PAS see IOW-DC61A8 and BH-757F02.
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-332698
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Medieval to Post Medieval scbbard chape dating from about AD 1400 - 1600. It is a Ward Perkins' Class III dagger chape. Only the front plate survives and it is not complete. The base is U shaped and is decorated with radiating moulded lines giving a shell like effect. A small knop projects from the apex of the U. There is a casting flaw leaving a hole in one side of the shell. There is a decorative inverted trefoil shaped hole in the top of the shell. A moulded horizontal bar marks the start of the neck. The neck is sub-rectangular and flares…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SUSS-4E654C
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gilded copper alloy scabbard chape, probably dating c.1675-1720. The object is sub-triangular in plan with vertical sides on the slightly convex long edges only. The upper surface of the plate is decorated in moulded relief with foliate scrolls each side of a central stem which extends from a projecting circular element at the base on the short edge. At the apex of the triangle is a projecting knop, possibly an acorn. The object is hinged with two perforations set at the end of each vertical side; one is truncated with a worn break. All external surfaces are …
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EC44C
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy scabbard chape, dating from AD 1400 - 1600. The lower part is rounded and decorated with radiating grooves suggesting a shell design, with a knop at the apex. At the centre there are three pierced holes, two above one, and there is a transverse ridge above. There is a panel above with a heart shaped aperture in the centre, and a crenellated top edge. The backplate is missing. Measurements are; length 34.4mm, width 25.9mm, thickness 5.7mm and weight 8.88g. Similar objects can be seen in Ward Perkins (1940) Museum …
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-CD4236
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy sword scabbard chape of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (c. AD 1450 to c. AD 1600). The chape consists of the front portion. The chape is broadly U-shape, or roughly sub-triangular, and semi-circular in cross-section. There are two v-shaped voids at one end where there would have been a flared opening. The sides taper downwards towards a basal knop at the other end. Two transverse ridges extend across the centre and upper portion of the chape. The reverse is concave with a bevelled edge that would have attached to the other half. …
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2024
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: SOM-BC27BD
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, conical copper alloy sheet metal dagger scabbard chape of medieval to early post medieval date (c 1300 -1500 AD). The chape has been made of a single piece of metal which has been cut and folded to join at an overlapping seam along the reverse and has a narrow open tip. There are two incised lines running the width of the chape c. 7mm from the top. Measurements Length: 24.93mm Width: 7.66mm Thickness: 5.43mm Weight: 1.12g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SOM-BC20FE
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, conical copper alloy sheet metal dagger scabbard chape of medieval to early post medieval date (c 1300 -1500 AD). The chape has been made of a single piece of metal which has been cut and folded to join at an overlapping seam along the reverse and has a narrow open tip.  Measurements Length: 36.31mm Width: 14.44mm Thickness: 8.87mm Weight: 5.14g
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-E4D9BE
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy dagger scabbard chape of late medieval date or early post-medieval date, about AD 1400 - 1600. It is formed from sheet copper alloy, rolled over to form a triangular tube. The lower end of the tube has the ends are bent inwards. One face of the chape is incomplete. There is a rivet hole near the broken upper end of the chape and the signs of a further rivet hole oppposite. The chape has a green and brown patina. It is 23.63mm long, 23.18mm wide, 8.45mm thick, and weighs 1.9g. A similar but unbroken and complete chape is illustrated in Ward Pe…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: SUR-671625
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, conical copper alloy sheet metal dagger scabbard chape of medieval to early post medieval date. The chape has been made of a single piece of metal which has been cut and folded to join at an overlapping seam along the reverse and has a narrow open tip. There is no decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2024
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Record ID: SOM-308CF2
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, conical copper alloy sheet metal dagger scabbard chape of medieval to early post medieval date (c 1300 -1500 AD). The chape has been made of a single piece of metal which has been cut and folded to join at an overlapping seam along the reverse and has a narrow open tip. There are four perforations in a diamond like layout on the front facing side of the chape. Measurements - Length: 35.28mm Width: 20.32mm Thickness: 8.32mm Weight: 6.82g
Created on: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-6FA0F1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flattened conical copper alloy sheet metal chape, probably from a scabbard and of post medieval date. The chape is 28.6mm long, with a rounded terminal.  The sides are covered with stamped or pressed decoration in relief depicting vine scrolls, flowers and leaves. The profile is slightly asymmetrical and curved suggesting that the scabbard was for a small dagger or knife with a curved single edged blade.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: NLM-9FC552
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy scabbard chape. Made from sheet metal, two attachments holes, incised line decoration. Suggested date: Late Medieval to Early Post-Medieval, 1400-1600 Length: 62.5mm, Width: 22.1mm, Thickness (wall): 0.8mm, Thickness (overall): 7mm, Weight: 10.80gms
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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