Material: Pewter Dimensions: Height: 7cm / 2 ¾in, Width: 6cm / 2 ⅜in Place of Origin: Probably Walsingham, Norfolk, England Date: 15th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This pilgrim badge shows the miracle of the...
Material: Pewter Dimensions: Height: 7cm / 2 ¾in, Width: 6cm / 2 ⅜in Place of Origin: Canterbury, England Date: 12th or 13th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This circular cast pewter pilgrim badge, called an...
Material: Steel Dimensions: Overall length: 48cm / 19in, ‘Slug’ length: 9cm / 3 ½in Place of Origin: Probably British Isles Date: Mid-19th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: Warm ale was a popular drink on both...
Material: Silvered brass Dimensions: Length: 17.1cm / 6 ¾in, Width: 6.2cm / 2 ⅜in, Depth: 3.9cm / 1 ½in Place of Origin: Northern Europe, possibly England Date: 2nd half 18th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation:...
Material: Brass Dimensions: Wingspan: 55.5cm / 21 ⅝in Place of Origin: England or Low Countries Date: Circa 1490 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: English parish church Explanation: This late medieval lectern belongs to a group of 46 surviving examples,...
Material: Copper Dimensions: Height: 26cm / 10 ¼in, Width: 17.5cm / 6 ⅞in, Depth: 16.8cm / 6 ⅝in Place of Origin: Northern Europe, possibly Scotland Date: Dated 1769 Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: This salt box...
Material: Brass and copper Dimensions: Length: 15.3cm / 6in, Width: 4.5cm / 1 ¾in, Depth: 3.3cm / 1 ¼in Place of Origin: Netherlands Date: Late 18th century Maker or Retailer: Unknown Present Location: Private collection Explanation: Dutch tobacco boxes of...
Material: Copper alloy Dimensions: Diameter: 16.4cm / 6 ½in Place of Origin: Dublin, Ireland Date: Dated 1797 Maker or Retailer: Walker, Dublin Present Location: National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks, Dublin) Explanation: This device, known as a circumferentor, was used...
