dated
to 14th century (Schnack 1998)
Most
of the pouches found in Schleswig are wider than higher. This pouch
takes this principle in extreme and follows the fashion trend
further. In the lower part of the excavated piece are as well as on
many other period pieces (also from Szczecin, Lübeck, České
Budějovice... ) are holes and pieces of leather strings, some of
them forming small tassels. Upper edge of the pouch has traces of
sewing serving as decoration or reinforcement. As the edge of the
pouch is not deformed I went with a tabby woven edge which was used
on period textile pieces as well as on excavated pieces of leather
from later years (more in our blog post).
The
sides of the pouch have secondary rows of stitching forming a flat
surface making the folds of the pouch more precise and easier to
form. The pouch closes by two drawstrings sewn to the upper edge of
the pouch.
The
product is hand made from vegetable tanned goat leather and hand sewn
/ woven with silk threads 1:1 to original size.
Height
9,5cm
Width
17,5cm
Lenght
of the string 30 cm
Width
of the string 8mm
