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Money changers bag – cloth version

This is the latest version, and possibly my best interpretation to date, of the money changer’s bag recovered from the Mary Rose. Previous versions have had leather bags, but this one uses hemp canvas, with… 

Shoulder wallets

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Useful carry-all bags based on 15th and 16th Century manuscript illustrations. Throw over your shoulder, over your staff, or over your donkey!  

Latest embroidered bag…

  Another version of the IHS bag recovered from the Mary Rose (1545). Last embroidered bag for the time being… my eyes need a rest!

IHS Pouch

This is the second of the replica pouches made for the Mary Rose. It only has the one embroidered panel so only took around 20 hours to make (as opposed to over 45 hours for… 

Purser's money bag

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Made as part of a batch of objects for handling and filming… The only parts of the original bag to survive were the wooden core, some of the woven leather from the handle, and the…