IDENTIFIERS
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id:	158370
accession number:	O.60-1879

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Forward angled, double edged steel blade of almost flat section, with a low medial ridge running almost full length, with a raise triangular section bordered by single incised lines at the forte. The original wooden hilt is long, of round section at the blade where it has copper alloy (brass) furniture, comprising a ferrule with extensions cut in fleurons above and below the hilt, three moulded reinforcing bands and two domed star washers from an original eight, all the iron rivets surviving. The remainder of the hilt is faceted, and cut away at the underside leaving the pommel section proud to form a grip. At either side of the pommel is a circular recess for an inlaid sun, and there is a bent nail through the hole in the centre. The brass is corroding a vivid green. A pair to O.58-1879
title:	sword

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Probably from the Tanjore armoury, broken up in 1860 (see documentation Elgood 2004)


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Robert Taylor
creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158370





CATEGORIES
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category: weapons

DATING
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creation date:	1760 - 1800
creation date earliest:	1760
creation date latest:	1800
culture:	18th Century, Late

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Blade Length
units: cm
value: 30

dimension: Blade Width Max
units: cm
value: 7

dimension: Overall Length
units: cm
value: 50

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 468



CITATIONS
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Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865
List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879
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