Gap Craft

They are reconstructions XIV-XV cases for wax tablets, cards and not only that in our times (a pack of ci******es or smartphone fits perfectly)
Decorated with a hand pressed motive completely manual
adequate to the late Middle Ages. Made of naturally tanned bovine leather (2-2,5 mm) hand sewn with linen thread and glued with bone glue as in middleages. boiled in naturall wax for waterproofness and hardness.

Dimensions
smaller boxes
inside: 11x2,5x7 cm
outside: 12x8x3,5 cm
Bigger boxes
inside: 8x16,3x1,2 cm
outside: 9x17,3x2

based on:
case dated on 14th century, England. From Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case dated ca. 1410/20, with later additions, Bohemia. From Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien
Case dated 1401/1500, Germany. From Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nurnberg
Case dated ca.1400, Germany. From Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt
case dated 15th century, France?. From Metropolitan Museum of Art
case dated 15th century, From collection H.J.E. Beuningen

Dark violet handbag. Painted with specialist red paint from Italy. Made on 2-2,5 mm bovine leather and waxed with natural wax for watherprofness and shine. Hand sewn with natural thread. Made fully manualy.
dimensions:
height 20 cm
width 25 cm
side width 7 cm

Modern Bags. Made of high-grade naturally taned bovine leather (2-2,5 mm) hand sewn with linen thread fully manualy. Oiled or painted for getting a colour and waxed with natural wax for waterproofness and shine.

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