Dress accessory: Chapes, small

Time period: to 15th Century

Materials: Copper alloy

Product Dimensions: 40 mm long, 2 mm diameter opening.

Further details:

Conical copper alloy "chapes" which cover the feasings on points for ease in threading through eyelets. "Feasings" are the frayed ends of point cord. Suitable for clothing points or arming points.

The chapes can be glued on, or drilled and riveted.

Copied exactly from an original documented in the Museum of London's "Dress Accessories" book.

Packet contains 12.