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Ivory boxes

Ivory casket

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 13th century
Type of Item: Rectangular casket
Outer Colour/colours: ceam
Inner colour:
Construction Materials: resin
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Brass handle and hasp
Bought from:
Etsy

Ivory Box

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: Rectangular box
Outer Colour/colours:
Inner colour:
Construction Materials: Resin
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Design copied from 14th century ivory mirror case
Bought from:
Tableman Games


Bentwood Boxes

Round Bentwood Box with lid - Checks

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 1360-1390
Type of Item: Bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours: Light brown
Inner colour/ colours: Light brown
Construction Materials: Birch
Details of Construction: Commercially produced. 21cm diameter.
Details of Decoration & Finshes: Undecorated
Made by: ?
Bought from:
Gift from Damien
Documentation: Manuscript, Tacuinum Sanatatus, Italy

Round Birch Box with lid - ManesseCodex

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 1360-1390
Type of Item: Bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours: Light brown
Inner colour/ colours: Light brown
Construction Materials: Birch
Details of Construction: Commercially produced. 19cm diameter.
Details of Decoration & Finshes: handpainted with scene from the Manesse Codex, Germany.
Made by: ?
Bought from:
Gift from Damien
Documentation: Manuscript, Tacuinum Sanatatus, Italy

Bentwood box with white rose

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from: Loris
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript

Round Bentwood Box with lid - pink

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 1360-1390
Type of Item: Bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours: pink
Inner colour/ colours: Light brown
Construction Materials: Birch
Details of Construction: Commercially produced.
Details of Decoration & Finshes: Undecorated
Made by: Painted by Rosalie
Bought from:
Op Shop
Documentation: Manuscript,

Round Bentwod Box with lid - small

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: 1360-1390
Type of Item: Bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours: Light brown
Inner colour/ colours: Light brown
Construction Materials: Birch
Details of Construction:
Details of Decoration & Finshes: Painted with white rose by Rosalie
Made by: ?
Bought from:
Gift from Damien Fegan
Documentation: Manuscript, Tacuinum Sanatatus, Italy

Bentwood box with birds

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from: Cheese box from Woolies
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Cylinder box with glass

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: composite paper mache box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from: Craft box from Bunnings
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Cylinder box with prunt glass

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: composite paper mache box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from: Craft box from Bunnings
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box with

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from: Cheese box from Woolies
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box with

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from:
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box with

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from:
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box with

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from:
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box with

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Construction Materials: thin plywood box
Details of Decoration/finishes: Hand painted by Rosalie
Bought from:
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts, Artwork from manuscript bestiary.

Bentwood box 1

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes: Height: 1,9 inch / 5 cm Diameter: 5,7 inch / 14,5 cm
Bought from; Coloricrafts, Poland
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Bentwood box 2

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes: Height: 1,9 inch / 5 cm Diameter: 5,7 inch / 14,5 cm
Bought from; Coloricrafts, Poland
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Small Bentwood box 4

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: bentwood box
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials:
Details of Decoration/finishes: Height: 1,9 inch / 5 cm Diameter: 5,7 inch / 14,5 cm
Bought from; Coloricrafts, Poland
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts


Brass and wood boxes

Brass coffer

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Rectangular coffer
Outer Colour/colours: gold
Inner colour: gold
Construction Materials: Brass
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: Brass handle and hasp
Bought from:
Second-hand shop
Documentation:

Medium coffer

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Domed coffer
Outer Colour/colours: brown
Inner colour: brown with wool lining
Construction Materials: Wood
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: metal bands across the top and sides
Bought from:
Second-hand shop
Documentation: Artifact. Oak H 18cm-W30.5cm-D18cm France or FlandersXVth C

Small coffer with curved top and metal bands

Country of Origin: France
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Domed coffer
Outer Colour/colours: brown
Inner colour: brown with wool lining
Construction Materials: ?
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: metal bands across the top and sides
Bought from:
Second-hand shop
Documentation: Artifact. Oak H 18cm-W30.5cm-D18cm FranceorFlandersXVth C

Small rectangle casket with metal bands

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: casket
Outer colours: brown
Inner colour: brown with red wool lining
Construction Materials: wood, metal
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: 4 metal bands across the top
Bought from:
Second-hand shop
Documentation: 14th century manuscript, the Luttrell Psalter

Small wooden carved box geometric pattern

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 15th century
Type of Item: Rectangular box
Outer colour: brown
Inner colour: brown with red wool lining
Construction Materials: wood
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: carved geometric decoration
Bought from:
Second-hand shop
Documentation: English art & artifacts book

Small carved and painted flowers box

Country of Origin:
Time Period: after 14th century manuscripts
Type of Item: Rectangular box
Outer Colour/colours: brown, blue, green, white
Inner colour: brown with wool lining
Construction Materials: wood
Details of Construction: Commercially produced, hand painted by Rosalie
Details of Decoration & Finishes: 4 floral swirls across the top
Bought from:
Second-hand shop

Rectangular box

Country of Origin:
Time Period:
Type of Item: box
Outer Colour/colours: painted
Inner colour/ colours: Light brown
Construction Materials: Plywood
Details of Construction: Commercially produced. 19cm diameter.
Details of Decoration & Finshes: handpainted heraldry and roses
Made by: ?
Bought from:

Round tiny brass inlay box

Country of Origin: All
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: small box
Outer Colour/colours: brown, gold
Inner colour/ colours: wooden
Construction Materials: wood, brass
Details of Construction: commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: inlaid circle and 4 leaves motif
Bought from:
Second hand shop
Documentation

Small, round wooden pin container

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Pin container
Outer Colour/colours: Natural
Construction Materials: Wood
Details of Construction: Hand turned
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by:
Bought from: Op Shop
Documentation Artifacts

Small round wooden boxes for storage and display x 9

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item:
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials: Unfinished pine
Details: Height: 1 inch / 2,7 cm, Diameter: 1,5 inch / 3,9 cm
Made by:
Bought from: Temu
Documentation: Copies from Artifacts

Small horn cup

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Inkwell
Outer colour: Cream
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Small cup shaped
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration. Waxed for fluid repellancy.
Made by: cut down and remade by Rosalie
Bought from: Original piece from secondhand shop

Small wooden bowl

Country of Origin: generic
Time Period: 14th century
Type of Item: cooking bowl
Outer Colour/colours: tan brown
Construction Materials: Terracotta
Details of Construction:
Details of Decoration & Finishes: unglazed, small foot.

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Curra markets.
Documentation


Horn bowls

Larger horn bowl with rough underneath

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Bowl
Outer Colour/colours: Mottled brown/black
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: None, rough unsmoothed underneath
Made by:
Bought from: Re-enactor's market
Documentation

Larger horn bowl- mostly black

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Bowl
Outer Colour/colours: Mottled brown/black
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Imported from: Esfords Exotics.
Documentation

Larger horn bowl- two-tone

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Bowl
Outer Colour/colours: Mottled brown/black
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Imported from: Esfords Exotics
Documentation

Small 2 tone horn bowl 1

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Bowl
Outer Colour/colours: Mottled brown/black
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Imported from: Esfords Exotics
Documentation

Small 2 tone horn bowl 2
Country of Origin:

Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Bowl
Outer Colour/colours: Mottled brown/black
Construction Materials: Horn
Details of Construction: Hand made
Details of Decoration: None
Made by:
Imported from: Esfords Exotics
Documentation

Bags & Sacks

Calico storage bags x many

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: white
Construction Materials: Calico
Details of Construction: Machine sewn square bag with two handles
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: unknown
Bought from: Aldi
Documentation:

Linen drawstring storage bag - 21 large

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: Linen
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: cotton double drawstring with tassels
Bought from: Stacks Variety, Garden City
Documentation:

Linen drawstring storage bag- 14 small

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: Linen
Details of Construction: Commercially produced
Details of Decoration & Finishes: cotton double drawstring with tassels
Bought from: Stacks Variety, Garden City
Documentation:

Linen storage bag- small

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: white
Construction Materials: Linen
Details of Construction: Hand-stitched with linen thread
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:

String storage bag

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: rope hemp/sisal?
Details of Construction: hand made knotted
Details of Decoration & Finishes: no decoration
Made by: Nigel the viking
Documentation:

Wool storage bag with drawstring

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bag
Outer Colour: olive brown
Construction Materials: wool
Details of Construction: hand-stitched with woolen thread, wool drawstring.
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: Nigel the viking
Documentation:


Flooring
Woven rug - natural

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Mohair
Outer Colour: creamy-white
Construction Materials: Natural mohair
Details of Construction: Commercially produced, woven mohair
Details of Decoration & Finishes: No decoration
Made by: ?
Purchased from: Second hand shop.
Documentation:

Large Woven rug

Country of Origin:
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: rug
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: sisal
Details of Construction: commercially woven
Details of Decoration & Finishes: plain
Made by: ?
Purchased from: ? don't remember? Ikea?

Sisal rug

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: rug
Outer Colour: natural
Construction Materials: sisal
Details of Construction: commercially manufactured
Details of Decoration & Finishes: bound with cotton
Made by: ?
Purchased from: Ikea


Miscellaneous

Bath tub

Country of Origin: generic
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: bath
Outer Colour/colours: natural
Construction Materials: Oak, metal
Details of Construction: traditionally made wine cask half with securing metal bands
Details of Decoration & Finshes: painted interior. Iron bands covered with flexible wood..
Bought from: Bunnings, Mt Gravatt.
Documentation: The Hague, KB, 76 F 21 fol. 15r Mary in bath Fol. 15r

Wooden Tub, Spruce Wood, approx. 15 L

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Tub
Capactiy:
Outer Colour/colours: natural
Construction Materials: spruce wood, metal
Metal: The bands and the handle are made of zinc-plated steel
Details of Construction: Hand made.
- Capacity: approx. 15 l
- Height: approx. 34 cm
- Maximum outer diameter: approx. 41 cm
- Thickness: approx. 1.6 cm
- Weight: approx. 3.5 kg
Made by: Battle-Merchant Wacken GmbH & Co. KG, Gehrn 4, 25596 Wacken
Documentation:

Wooden bucket x 2

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Bucket
Capacity: approx. 5 Litres
Outer Colour/colours: natural
Construction Materials: spruce wood
Handle: Rope.
Details of Construction: Handmade.
- Height: approx.
- Max. outer diameter:
- Thickness: approx.
- Weight: approx.

Made by: Temu China
Documentation: artifact

Wooden bucket

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Wooden bucket
Outer Colour/colours: Brown
Construction Materials: Wood, metal
Metal:
Details of Construction: unknown

Made by: unknown
Bought from: ?
Documentation: T S Casanatense 4182 (butchering a pig)

 
Devotional statue

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period: medieval
Type of Item: Devotional crucifix
Outer Colour/colours: ivory
Construction Materials: resin
Metal: none
Details of Construction: 25cm high. Cast.
Details of Decoration & Finishes:

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Second hand shop
Documentation
Crucifix- olivewood with silver

Country of Origin: Italy
Time Period:
Type of Item: Devotional crucifix
Outer Colour/colours:
Construction Materials: Olive wood
Metal: Silver/pewter
Details of Construction: 20cm high. Made in Italy
Details of Decoration & Finishes:

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Second hand shop
Documentation
Coins

Country of Origin: England
Time Period: 1350
Type of Item: coins
Outer Colour/colours: silver
Construction Materials: pewter
Metal: pewter
Details of Construction: hand punched
Details of Decoration & Finishes: none

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Vida Hendersen
Documentation: artifacts

Wooden floor brush

Country of Origin:
Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Brush for floor
Outer Colour/colours: Brown
Construction Materials: Wood, bristles
Details of Construction: commercially manufactured

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Weller's Hill Hardware
Documentation: none

Pot Scrubber brush

Country of Origin:
Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Pot scrubber for kitchen use.
Outer Colour/colours: Brown
Construction Materials: Wood, bristles
Details of Construction: commercially manufactured in Germany

Made by: unknown
Bought from: Biome Living, Brisbane City
Documentation: none

Medium Iron hooks x 2

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Hooks
Outer Colour/colours: Black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: Hand forged

Made by:
Documentation: none

Medium Iron S hooks x 4

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Hooks
Outer Colour/colours: Black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: hooks hand forged.

Made by: Commercially produced.

Small Iron hooks x 4

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Hooks
Outer Colour/colours: Black
Construction Materials: Iron
Details of Construction: Hand forged

Made by: Wayne Schmidt, Cracked Anvil Forge
Documentation: none

Wooden tray

Country of Origin: Generic
Time Period: Medieval
Type of Item: Tray
Outer Colour/colours: Brown
Construction Materials: Pine, nails
Details of Construction: handmade

Made by: Rosalie
Decoration or finshes: Teak stain, linseed oil
Documentation: none