Sword: O.71-1879

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Weapons

Description

The steel blade is probably European, curved and single edged for most of its length, with a hollow ground back accompanied by a single, broad fuller. The iron hilt, of Indo-Muslim type, has short quillons with rounded terminals, short langets with stylised bud finials, a thin baluster grip, a thick, shallow dish pommel with a petalled washer, fluted dome and pierced finial. A double curved knucklebow runs from the lower quillon to end in a dragon head by the pommel. The quillon block and knucklebow are chiselled with leaves and fine ribs. The blade and hilt have numerous spots of staining and corrosion under the grease

Legal notes

Given by Robert Taylor, MA

Measurements and weight

Blade Length: 83.5 cm
Overall Length: 95 cm
Weight: 770 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879) by Taylor, Robert, MA

Dating

19th Century, Early#
Circa 1800 CE - 1840 CE

Note

Described by Taylor as ‘Common swords’ .

Components of the work

Blade composed of steel

Inscription or legends present

Text: 71
Method of creation: Inscribed
Type: Tag

References and bibliographic entries

List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.71-1879
Primary reference Number: 158381
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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