These belt bags are made from vegetable tanned calf and goat skins that have been dyed using period dyes and they are made entirely by hand. This design is based on a figure in 'Flemish Proverbs' by Pieter Bruegel painted in 1559 and is a common design in the 15th and 16th centuries. They have a draw string bag and they hang from a belt loop. The more elaborate version has decorative tooling on the belt loop and flap and piping in the main seam.
They measure 10 inches wide and 13 inches long(25 x 33 cm) when open.
Detail from Flemish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel 1559
Karl Robinson - Leatherworker
2 Noble Street
Wem
Shropshire SY4 5DZ
United Kingdom