Arrow
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, feather, steel, paint and gold
Measurements
650 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1185203.49
Summary
Arrow with three black flight feathers. Softwood shaft with small steel cylindrical tip. Bottom binding silver-gilt with red thread bindings for flights. Inside of arrow notch painted red. One of five arrows (possibly part of a target set), with wooden tapering shafts, 2 with white feather, 3 with black flight feathers; orange silk thread and silver and gold painted flight bindings.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.