Name/Title
KnifeEntry/Object ID
0000.1.250Description
Blade has single convex edge, with brass plate riveted to each face of the base to form a bolster, and engraved with a fern pattern; wide flat tang with small flat brass cap rivetted to the top.
The brass cap has a stylised face perhaps that of a saint with crude hatching on one side. On the other is an inscription 'GLA'? perhaps 'AGLA' a term denoting an amuletic or protective quality to the knife?Collection
Cutlery Collection, KnifeMade/Created
Date made
1475 - 1525Time Period
15Place
Country
HollandContinent
EuropeOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Cutlery Collection Record BookOther Number
CC250
