Saxon & Medieval — Late Medieval-Tudor; late 15th century-early 16th century
Costrel
Leather costrel, constructed from 2 leather panels. Tall narrow form with eared handles on shoulders and small opening above. Circular base panel stitched to large main panel which wraps around whole main body, with stitched seam along one side. Stitched around both shoulders. Stitching survives. Small hole in each shoulder, through which a thin leather cord handle is threaded, knotted at each end. Line of impressed dots around base just above stitched seam. Leather cracked.
- Category:
- Saxon & Medieval
- Object ID:
- 4604
- Object name:
- costrel
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Late Medieval-Tudor; late 15th century-early 16th century
- Material:
leather
- Measurements/duration:
- H 190 mm, W 108 mm, D 96 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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