IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 158419 accession number: O.104-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: The blade of steel is straight and double edged, cut down from an imported European broadsword blade. The hilt is formed of two broad rectangular section bars joined by a grip formed of two bars with large conjoined central lobed knops, and smaller knops at either side joined to each other with additional central knops. At the front is a deeply curved concave bar attached to the blade by heavy langets terminating in lotus buds, with three rivets. The bars and langets are bordered by bands of engraved guilloche or wavy lines, the ground between being hatched and formerly silvered overall; only traces now remain title: dagger LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Robert Taylor creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158419 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1640 - 1660 creation date earliest: 1640 creation date latest: 1660 culture: 17th Century, Mid CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Blade Length units: cm value: 32.7 dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 49.7 dimension: Weight units: g value: 630 CITATIONS -------- List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 Hindu Arms and Ritual: Arms and Armour from India 1400-1865 ---