Record ID: PUBLIC-925775
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval knife, probably dating AD c.1690-1730. The knife consists of an ivory handle and iron blade. The blade is a Scimitar type 1 blade (Brown 2001: p.155) dating AD1690 - 1730. It is narrowest at the join to the handle, wideneing and curving slightly towards the tip which is rounded, rather than pointed. The tang of the blade has a sub-circular section, which is inserted into the ivory handle approximately two-thirds of its length. The handle has an ovular cross section, being widest at the terminal end and narrowing towards the blade. The handle is hollow to …
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
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Record ID: LON-D8D0CF
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval ivory handle, probably from a knife, dating to AD1701. The handle is sub-circular in section, being at its widest point at the terminal end and tapering towards the blade end. The shoulder of the blade remains, with the whittle tang still embedded within the handle. The terminal end of the handle has been carved with the initials G P with two 8-pointed stars, one in between and one above. The date 1701 is carved beneath the initials. This is probably to act as a seal or stamp, however the carving has not been done in mirror image and thus meaning any stamp made with th…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FA2509
Object type: DOMINO
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval bone or ivory domino, dating to the 18th century. The object is sub-rectangular with a flat front and slightly convex back. It is a domino of the value of 7 (2 and 5) with 7 drilled circular pits on one side. The pits are irregulary spaced, noticable most with the central pit on the 5 side, which is very off-centre. The 2 and 5 pits are separated by an incised vertical line. Reverse side is undecorated. The earliest domino sets are thought to date from the 13th century and originate in China. The game reached Europe by the 18th century and is thought to de…
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2F0C65
Object type: COMB
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval ivory comb fragment probably dating 16th - 17th century. The comb is double-sided and made in one piece. The central section has straight, parallel sides. The surviving fragment is 43.81mm long. One one side the teeth are finer than on the other. The majority of the fine teeth are broken and missing, 8 of the wider teeth still remain complete. There is a guideline carved along the start of the wider teeth. Similar to Margeson (1993) no. 417 - 421. A similar example has been recorded on the database: LON-512C9C. Dimensions: length: 52.31mm; width: 31.22mm; thickness: 4…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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