Brass scissors with steel blades, in form of Hanoverian horse

Details

• Title

  Brass scissors with steel blades, in form of Hanoverian horse

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Suffolk › Bury St Edmunds (probably) (find spot)

• Date

  Post-Medieval Period (Britain) (AD 1500 - 2000)

• Material and technique

  brass, steel

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass;

  processed material › metal › alloy › steel

• Object type

  tool/implement › scissors

• Dimensions

  9.3 cm (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1927.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1927.6481

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