Details

Object type

targe; shield

Place Associated

Scotland (place of manufacture)

Date

late 17th century

Materials

wood, leather, brass, cowhide, hair

Dimensions

overall: 150 mm x 650 mm x 533 mm 3020 g

Description

Highland targe which has been made from a foundation of wood, covered with leather. It is tooled with an incised pattern of a runic design and at the centre has an applied boss of brass from which expands a four-pointed, star-shaped plate of brass. Each of the points being pierced with a heart, surrounded by diamond and circular brass plates. The interior covered with cow-hide and hair.

Made in Scotland, late 17th century.

Credit Line/Donor

Bequeathed by R L Scott, 1939

Collection

R L Scott Collection

ID Number

E.1939.65.on

Location

Kelvingrove Conflict and Consequence