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A Tudor money box (or Tudor money pot) is a glazed earthenware container used in late Medieval Britain as a small, portable bank for collecting and saving money. The typical money box was a round, sealed, green-glazed pot with a vertical coin slot.
Research revealed that between the 12th and 13th centuries there was a medieval occupation at the site, officials said. The box of coins was an isolated deposit that dates to between 1180 and 1204 ...
The Bible mentions pouches, especially with regard to Judas Iscariot carrying one around, holding his personal items. In the 14th century, wary of pickpockets and thieves, many people used drawstring bags, in which to carry their money. These bags were attached to girdles via a long cord fastened to the waist.
A chasse, châsse or box reliquary is a shape commonly used in medieval metalwork for reliquaries and other containers. To the modern eye the form resembles a house, though a tomb or church was more the intention, [ 1 ] with an oblong base, straight sides and two sloping top faces meeting at a central ridge, often marked by a raised strip and ...
A modern reproduction of a medieval turn-shoe with a drawstring Hoodie with drawstring A bag with a drawstring. A drawstring (draw string, draw-string) is a string, rope or lace used to "draw" (gather, or shorten) fabric or other material. Ends of a drawstring are often terminated with a sheath called an aglet. The ends may be tied to hold the ...
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Old and not-so-old cereal boxes can be surprisingly valuable to collectors, selling for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Bruce Jenner's Olympic era Wheaties boxes list between $200 and $500 ...
A style used by medieval English longbowmen and several other cultures, an arrow bag is a simple drawstring cloth sack with a leather spacer at the top to keep the arrows divided. When not in use, the drawstring could be closed, completely covering the arrows so as to protect them from rain and dirt.