Record ID: LON-8BC7C4
Object type: PEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval - post medieval copper alloy pen dating (13th - 16th century). This pen has a faceted shaft that terminates at one end with a globular knop that has a discoid top. At the opposite end of the shaft there is a four-sided lanceolate end with a bevelled groove filed along each side to form the point. The shaft is bent. Dimensions: length: 105.36mm; width of nib: 5.48mm; thickness of nib: 6.20mm; diameter of shaft: 3.14mm; weight: 7g. A very similar example is published in Egan (1998:271 no. 898) with reference to other published examples that are tentatively dated to …
Created on: Monday 10th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
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