IO ON THE TUTBURY HORN. 



The horn itself is 14! inches in length, 7 inches round the mouth, 

 and 2j inches at the narrow end. It might fairly be described as 

 white in colour, though it has now deepened to a yellowish tint ; 

 the narrow end has a natural dark brown stain, as shown in the 

 drawing. The bands round the horn, the buckle, shield-plate, 

 and all the ornaments are of silver, which has been originally 

 gilded, though in most places the gilding is now worn off. The 

 argento inanrato of Kniveton's manuscript should be rendered 

 " silver-gilt," and not " silver inlaid with gold," as Blount has 

 translated it. The belt or girdle of black silk is folded double, its 

 extended width being 2 \ inches. Since Dr. Pegge's drawing was 

 made in 1772, the silk has given way in two places, as shown on 

 our plate. There are four small perforated plates sewed into the 

 silk belt at due distances, for the tongue of the buckle to pass 

 through, so that it might be adjusted according to the size of the 

 wearer. The belt is designed for wearing across the shoulder, 

 and not round the waist. The total weight of the horn and its 

 accoutrements is 15 oz. 8 drs. 20 grs. 



It has been supposed by some, from the good workmanship 

 and condition of the shield and other ornaments, that the metal 

 work had been renewed at some comparatively late date, but a 

 careful examination convinces us that this is an error, and we 

 believe that competent authorities, who paid no attention to the 

 armorial bearings, would pronounce the metal work to be of the 

 end of the fourteenth or the beginning of the fifteenth century. 



Of the arms, we here give a cut of the exact 

 size of the original. The arms have already 

 been given in the Archceologia, and subse- 

 quently in the Archceological Journal ; (*) the 

 former is altogether, and the latter partially 

 incorrect. 



Kniveton, as quoted by Blount, calls these the arms of Edmund 

 Crouchback, second son of Henry III. In this he is certainly in 



* Archceological Journal, vol. xiii., where there is a learned article on these 

 arms. 



